Here's my first classical guitar quartet, completed as part of my Master's studies at the University of Surrey. I'm hoping to rehearse and perform the piece this year with the Brighton Guitar Quartet; on this recording I play all four parts.

Guitar Quartet No1

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This is a piece I wrote for inclusion in an April 2024 New Music Brighton concert at the Friends' Meeting House in Brighton. This performance (its premiere, no less!) was given by my good buddy Paul Dallaway and myself, and recorded by Roger Harmar.

From the programme notes:

"This electric guitar duet began life as something of an homage to the composer and multi- instrumentalist Reginald Smith Brindle, in particular the opening of his celebrated solo guitar work “El Polifemo De Oro” and his less well-known known guitar duet “The Pillars of Karnak”. Taking in Smith Brindle’s approach to both structure and harmony, I asked myself, “how would it sound if played by the British progressive rock group King Crimson?” Tonight’s performance may or may not answer that question."

My sincere thanks to Paul for putting in a huge amount of work in prepping this very tricky piece and for such a fantastic performance on the day, to Roger for his excellent recording, to New Music Brighton for the opportunity to contribute to a great concert, and to all my friends who turned out to listen.

The Pillars of Hercules (Lost Soho No. 1) for 2 electric guitars

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