2021
String Quartet
duration 45’00”
Hidden Reflection forms part of an ongoing series of pieces that use ‘found objects’ as the core material: in this case, Franz Schubert’s Ellens dritter Gesang, (D. 839, Opus 52, No. 6), written in 1825. This piece is better known to audiences as Schubert’s Ave Maria.
Hidden Reflection focuses on the harmonic material in the accompaniament of the original rather than the melody, which remains hidden.
(2013, 2015)
Duration 6’40”
Instrumentation
Flute, violin, viola, violoncello, pianoforte (revised version, 2015)
Flute, violin, viola, violoncello, vibraphone, harp (original version)
Score and parts for both editions are available
2020
for solo pianoforte
Duration 5’40”
Score available on request
Version for harp and marimba also available
October 2020
Duration: 5’10”
2 clarinets in Bb, violin, violoncello, pianoforte
This is music for the spaces between breaths, for the moments when the world slows and introspection reigns. Let it wash over you, a balm for the restless soul, a refuge for the weary mind. Each note, a falling leaf, a sigh on the wind, weaving a spell of serenity around the listener. Close your eyes, and let the music carry you away on a tide of peaceful reflection to a sanctuary for the wandering mind, a haven for the restless heart. Step inside, and allow the music to cradle you in its gentle embrace.
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2020
For unaccompanied choir (SSAATTBB)
Duration – 7’15”
Vocal scores available on request
Written originally as a chamber orchestra piece to accompany the artwork of the Italo-Canadian artist Janet Bellotto in 2013, this version for string orchestra was completed in 2020.
(2013 – revised 2020)
Duration: 5’15”
Instrumentation: string orchestra (minimum 3,3,2,2,1)
Score and parts available on request.
(2020)
Solo trumpet, flute, oboe, 3 clarinets, 2 horns, tubular bell, piano and strings
Duration – 10′ circa
Score and parts available on request.
Download a sample of the score here: Ein Licht – Full Score Sample
Instrumentation – two flutes and string orchestra
Date of composition – 2014
Duration – 7 minutes, 40 seconds
Score and parts available
For two clarinets and small string orchestra, Altopiano is a quiet meditative piece.
Instrumentation – 2 clarinets in Bb, violins (6), violas (2), violoncellos (2) and double bass (1)
Duration – circa 5 minutes
Composition July – August 2020
Score and parts available on request
Recorded at the Centre For Musical Arts, Dubai, UAE (April 13, 2017)
Lorelei String Quartet:
Natalia Vaskinova & Jennie Lee Foster (violins), Francesca Lett (viola), Angharad Maxwell (violoncello)