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5 Canons

5 Canons (1997), for solo harpsichord, was written for Kevin Bowyer who is internationally known for his interpretations, at the organ, of the music of J.S. Bach. He was beginning (in the 1990s) to give harpsichord recitals and this piece was commissioned as part of this new venture. To my mind, something of Bach hadContinue reading “5 Canons”

Dance of Leilah: Dance of Lilith

Some notes on: Dance of Leilah: Dance of Lilith for solo piano (1994, c. 11 mins) Dance of Leilah: Dance of Lilith is a solo piano piece inspired by Angela Carter’s powerful novel ‘The Passion of New Eve’. In the book, Leilah and Lilith are the same character transformed – physically, emotionally and intellectually – anContinue reading “Dance of Leilah: Dance of Lilith”

Notes on A Woldgate Requiem

A Woldgate Requiem for organ solo (c.8 mins) A Woldgate Requiem is a solo organ piece, extremely virtuosic in it’s orientation. It was written in response to a tragic road accident close to my home, when I was living in the East Riding of Yorkshire. A school coach carrying school children from Woldgate School, Pocklington crashedContinue reading “Notes on A Woldgate Requiem”