I recently branched out into new and uncharted territory by providing the music for a video by world-leading coffee expert and YouTuber James Hoffmann. The short extract of music for string quartet is called Nenia and was performed by Dahlia Music on the video. If you are interested in me and my music, please do have a look around my lovely website, and do get in touch via the contact page should you want to know more. You can find recordings on all the usual places such as Spotify and Apple Music.

As winter begins its retreat (slower in Northeast Scotland than other places…) there are a few premieres and performances to look forward to this spring. It begins with the first performance of the string orchestra version of Three Meditations (2023) given by the Kammer Philharmonie Europe in Aberdeenshire on the 20 April. The Three Meditations gets a first full performance of the organ version as part of the LFCCM on the 17 May, with Christus Resurgens also featuring in the festival on the 18th.

As January gives way to February, there are various performances and premieres taking place in the UK and further afield. It begins with the long-awaited premiere of To the End of the Age (2019) by the Choir of Robinson College, Cambridge, conducted by Will Sims on the 30 January. The choir will give a second performance on the 11 February and will record the work for Prima Facie in March. On the 03 February baritone Robert Rice (who was the initial soloist in Noah’s Fire in 2015!) and pianist Will Vann will give the first performance of Full Moon (2023), a short setting of Walter De La Mare for York Late Music.

It was always going to be difficult to follow such a wonderful and enriching year as 2022, but in many ways it was just as good (albeit more challenging in various places) with lots of exciting musical events. The year began with a mini-tour of Scotland with pianist Duncan Honeybourne promoting Transfiguration: The Piano Music of Phillip Cooke, which was released in April. In fact, recordings seemed to be the emphasis of the year with new releases featuring pieces of mine from the Marian Consort and others.