Electroacoustic piece - based on the opening bars of 'Paper Doll' (saxophone quartet)

Papercut

Here is my first ever piece for Brass Quartet, 'Hymns and Things for the End of the World (Part 20 1/2)', written for 'Exit Brass' and featured on their new album 'The Arrival'.

In nine sections that run continuously, the music explores stories from around the internet that I found towards the end of 2012 relating to the coming end of the world.

Four stunningly talented players playing all new music by some of the brass band movements leading composers - you can purchase the album from:

info@exitbrass.com

ENJOY!!

Hymns And Things For The End Of The World (Part 20 1/2)

A section from my collaboration with Jeff Young on 'Invisible Trains' - performed by the amazing IMMIX Ensemble.

Paul McGhee's Album

Invisible Trains..........The Train is a Blaze

Splinters Ensemble play the ethereally beautiful track, Motion Picture Soundtrack - by Radiohead.

Motion Picture Soundtrack - Splinters Street Band

Paul McGhee

King Kong on Rue Igor Stravinski (Paul McGhee)

I'm a Barbie Girl, in a Barbie World............

Splinters bring their unique take to this pop classic

Barbie Girl

Daft Punk's 2013 classic brought to you by the Splinters Ensemble

Get Lucky

Splinters Street Band give their take on Ed Sheeran's 'Shape of You' - recorded live at the Parr Hall, Warrington 29/06/2019

Shape Of You

Splinters Street Band playing 'Little Bird' at the Under the Moon concert at Warrington's Parr Hall

Under the Moon - Parr Hall

03 Little Bird

Splinters Street Band playing 'Toxic' by Britney Spears at Under the Moon concert at Parr Hall, Warrington.

06 Toxic

Splinters Street Band playing 'Moondance' by Van Morrison at the Under the Moon concert at Parr Hall in Warrington.

01 Moondance

I began playing the Tuba aged 13 at Beanfield Comprehensive School in Corby, Northamptonshire.  Like millions before, I practised, I got better and I joined other ensembles..... I've been lucky enough to play at all the major brass band contests but at 17 I discovered that I had an ability to write music.  This new found form of self expression was instantly appealing and I happily fell head first into writing; if for no other reason, it meant I could ditch Tuba scales and flexibility studies and go out and look at the world!!

After only two years of writing I was lucky to get into the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff.  My composition tutor, Andrew Wilson-Dickson, was a massive influence on me as both a composer and a person.  I have to admit that I'm no academic and found the conforming aspects of institutional life rather hard!!  But having four years to write music is an experience I wouldn't swap for anything else in the world.

Music in general is not an easy profession to make a living but you can never grumble, getting by in life by conjuring sounds which have only ever occurred in your head is a great feeling..........