Written for and premièred by Trio Mazzolini.

Huge thanks to Yurie, Jack and Harry for all their work on this project! 

Violin : Jack Greed
Violoncello : Yurie Lee
Piano : Harry Rylance

Alternate Canvas for piano Trio : III. Dancing

With Thee for piano

This is my first track with Spitfire BBCSO Pro and Oceania choir sample libraries.  Inspired by the fruitful harvest of 2021 at Hidden Spring Vineyard in East Sussex.

The Harvest

for violin and viola (2022)
Aliayta Foon-Dancoes (violin) and Emily Earl (viola)
Premiered at the Bermondsey Project Space, 27 Jan 2022

the bones, the land

Performed by: 
Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra
Aaron Holloway-Nahum (cond.)

Recorded live in The Duke's Hall, Royal Academy of Music (London), 3rd February 2022

I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Allegro

This set of short pieces was composed with the idea of musical conciseness and brevity in mind. Arranged in a fast-slow-fast movement plan, the pieces aim to convey as much argumentative material within the shortest possible span of time. 

Cover illustration: Brutalist Towers by Anthony Squizzato

Three Constructions for large ensemble (2021)

Performed by Elvin Schlanger, Will Stevens, Lloyd Van't Hoff, Andy Sledge and Salome Jordania

Twirling Aimlessly - winds & piano

Performed by fellows of the Tanglewood Music Center, conducted by Rita Castro Blanco

Satellite Chorus - symphonic brass and percussion

Morris dance interludes from my opera "The Devil's Den", orchestrated as one continuous suite - Bells, Sticks [02:33], Hankies [04:40], Beasts [08:10]. 

Some visual imagination is required for "Hankies" - the silent gaps feature hankies swooshing in the air from the percussionists and woodwind, and the loud bangs at the end are the percussionists jumping.

Commissioned by Aspen Music Festival - this recording is from the premiere given by the Aspen Conducting Academy Orchestra, conducted by Johannes Beranek [10/07/24]

Four Morris Interludes

Shuāng Miàn Xiù [Two-faced tapestry]: for Orchestra
Orchestra: Suzhou Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Eric Qi-Yuan Zhu

The delicate art form of traditional Chinese embroidery sparked the creation of Shuāng miàn xiù [Mandarin for Two-faced Tapestry] for orchestra (2018). The composition specifically focuses on portraying the complex technique of splitting, stitching and weaving two layers of silk forming an image on either side; a technique synonymous with embroidery from Suzhou in China. This practice of producing different results within the same frame forms the basis of the overall musical texture. Shuāng miàn xiù opens with a series of fleeting gestures, treating the orchestral canvas as a mirror. The harmonic environment for the entire work is similarly structured: utilising inverted diadic harmony and coloured with interlocking dissonance. Rhythmically, Shuāng miàn xiù explores the intrinsic mirroring of triple and quintuple time. After exposing the opening material, the work further develops all these musical elements; weaving a thin, fine background texture. This is suddenly contrasted by a calm, celestial middle section, suggesting the purity and lightness of weaving finely split silk. This grows to a climax with rapid figurations and articulations interlaced with a slow, sliding harmonic progression. Shuāng miàn xiù closes as it opens; a complete mirror of the entire aforementioned structure and harmony is presented, though the colour of the texture now presents a different, elated atmosphere. A final slither of silk hints at the opening fleeting gestures from which the piece was born.

This work was named the joint winner of the 2018 Jinji Lake Composition Competition, held in the People's Republic of China.

Artwork: LeOui Rendsburg

Shuāng Miàn Xiù [Two-faced tapestry]

The music of composer Conrad Asman (b. 1996) has gained international recognition as being “innovative and cutting edge” (Chorosynthesis) and spans a wide emotional range from “heart-rending” (The Esoterics), to “fun and festive” (Creative Feel). His works have been performed in Africa, Asia, Europe and America in venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University and the Jinji Lake Concert Arena. Engagements with ensembles such as the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra, the Esoterics singers, the CHROMA ensemble and the Cape Town Youth Choir have led to his work winning multiple major awards, scholarships and commissions worldwide.