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How Animals Grieve (2016)

for percussion quartet, with two marimbas (one 5 octave and one 4.3) and custom bell plate (A2, by cymbalsmith Matt Nolan, available at price of shipping from Third Coast Percussion) This piece is dedicated to the memory of my cousin James Shiel, and his son Andy.  It was commissioned by Third Coast Percussion, […]
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Remember Me? (2015)

a 40-minute set of variations on Dido’s Lament for two pianists with one piano, two toy pianos and an array of other ‘toys’ This piece was commissioned by HOCKET, and was premiered by them in November 2016.
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Interaction II (2015)

for amplified ensemble of bass clarinet, violin and percussion with video projection of same bass clarinet and violinist This piece was commissioned by the London Symphony Orchestra Soundhub Scheme, and was premiered at LSO St. Luke’s in January 2016.
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Anything But Real Time (2015)

for flute, bass clarinet, horn, trumpet, percussion, and solo strings (1.1.1.1.1) This piece was commissioned by the LSO Soundhub Scheme. Premiere, 17th April 2015 with the composer conducting. The piece includes an optional live, slo-motion video created by the composer. (preview below)
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Just Before the War with the Eskimos (2014)

for two violins, double bass and two custom-cast bronze bells This piece was commissioned by the Change Ringing Ensemble, and was premiered at Limewharf, Dec 2014, with Darren Bloom Conducting. The performers are: Eloisa-Fluer Thom (Violin), Ed McCullagh (Violin), Jakub Cywinski (Double Bass) and Tom Lee (Percussion).  
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The Geometry of Clouds (2015)

for Piano Quartet This piece was written for the 2014 Aspen Music Festival, at which I was the Polonsky Fellow in Composition, and was revised the next year for the Tanglewood Music Centre where I held the Elliott Carter Memorial Fellowship. The performers are: Lifan Zhu (Violin), Jacob Shack (Viola), Jesse Christenson (Cello) and […]
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De ce Trombonesti? (2013)

for solo alto trombone (with practice mute) available from Chester Music This piece was commissioned by the London Sinfonietta, for their Writing the Future Scheme. The world premiere was given by Douglas Coleman, beneath the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, Dec 2013.
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Expressions of Sea Level (2013)

for piccolo, clarinet (doubling bass clarinet), piano, percussion, violin & cello available from Chester Music. Written for the Dr. K Sextet, and premiered by them at the 2013 Cheltenham Music Festival.
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the faultlines of prayer (2012)

the faultlines of prayer (2012) for Alto Flute, Bb Clarinet, Harp, Violin and Cello World premiere performance by the East Coast Contemporary Ensemble: as part of their Hanspeter Kyburz project at the Goethe-Instut. Boston, September, 2012. Available from Chester Music.
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