A Dark Arteries Suite. Performed by the Tredegar Town Band, conducted by Ian Porthouse

A Dark Arteries Suite

An arrangement of the Welsh folk song, Ar Lan Y Môr, Performed by the Tredegar Town Band, conducted by Ian Porthouse, at the 2022 BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall. For score and parts email gavinhigginscomposer@gmail.com

Ar Lan Y Môr

Ar lan y môr

A choral work written for the Bach Choir, conducted by David Hill.

Cruelty Has A Human Heart

Concerto Grosso for Brass Band and Orchestra, performed by BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Tredegar Band, conducted by Ryan Bancroft. Premiered as part of the BBC Proms 8th August 2022

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The Faerie Bride - Music by Gavin Higgins, Libretto by Francesca Simon. Performed by Marta Fontanals-Simmons, Roderick Williams, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conducted by Martyn Brabbins. Premiered at the Aldeburgh Festival 2022

The Faerie Bride (excerpt)

Rough Voices performed by BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Ryan Bancroft, St David's Hall, Cardiff

Rough Voices (excerpt)

For orchestra, premiered by the Manchester Camerata, conducted by Jaimi Martin

While Time Quietly Kills Them (Excerpt)

Endgame

Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conducted by Peter Oundjian

Velocity

The Ruins of Detroit premiered by the Fidelio Trio at Cheltenham Festival 2014

The Ruins Of Detroit

Premiered by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sakari Oramo. Velocity was commissioned to open the BBC Last Night of the Proms 2014

Sarabande - BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Jordan de Souza

Sarabande

The final of Concerto Grosso for Brass Band and Orchestra, performed by Stavanger Symphony Orchestra and Brass Band, conducted by Tianyi Liu.

Concerto Grosso (Excerpt)

'Dennis Crashes in' from Percussion Concerto, performed by Colin Currie and the BBC Concert Orchestra, conducted by George Jackson

Percussion Concerto (Beano) extract

Pssapha Ensemble, conducted by Jamie Phillips

Dance Suite

For Brass Band - Tredegar Band conducted by Ian Porthouse

So Spoke Albion (excerpt)

Performed by Marta Fontanals-Simmons and Timothy End, premiered at Presteigne Festival 2025

Four Faerie Folk Songs

A short, quiet piece that could fit easily into a concert programme. Suitable for bands (4th section +) Played here by the Tredegar Town Band at the 2017 RNCM Festival of Brass.

Ivory Ghosts

A clip from the live performance of Prophecies given by Tredegar Town Band at the 2017 European Brass Band Championships in Ostend.

You can download the entire track from World of Sound here: http://www.worldofbrass.com/european-brass-band-championships-2017-championship-section-own-choice-individual-performances.html

Prophecies – excerpt

1st movement of Gursky Landscapes - Dolomites, Cable Car - performed by the Carducci Quartet and David Cohen at Cheltenham Music Festival, 2018.

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Gursky Landscapes, Mvt 1. - Dolomites, Cable Car

2nd movement of Gursky Landscapes - Les Mées - performed by the Carducci Quartet and David Cohen at Cheltenham Music Festival, 2018

Gursky Landscapes, Mvt. 2 - Les Mées

The Book of Miracles - Trombone Concerto. Performed by Helen Vollam and the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Alexander Vedernikov – The Barbican, 13th February, 2019.

The Book Of Miracles: Trombone Concerto

2nd movement from trombone concerto, The Book of Miracles. Performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Helen Vollam, conducted by Alexander Vedernikov.

Book Of Miracles - 2nd movement, excerpt

Commissioned by the Richard Thomas Foundation, performed by Tredegar Town Band

Sadly Now the Throstle Sings

Performed by Rafal Łuc and featured on his album Lachrymae Revisited

Kathedrale - for Solo Accordion

Destroy, Trample, as Swiftly as She. Commissioned for the European Brass Band Championships, performed by the Tredegar Town Band.

Destroy, Trample, as Swiftly as She - Tredegar Town Band

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