Cheryl Frances-Hoad

This work for soprano and string quartet was premiered at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History on the 18th November 2019 by Carola Darwin and the Gildas Quartet. Commissioned by Carola Darw...

This work for soprano and string quartet was premiered at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History on the 18th November 2019 by Carola Darwin and the Gildas Quartet. Commissioned by Carola Darw...

Commissioned by Fenella Humphreys with funding from The Marchus Trust First performed by Fenella Humphreys (violin), Ben Griffiths (double bass), Murray Grainger (accordion) and George Barton (percuss...

For mezzo-soprano voice and bass clarinet. How to Win an Election was commissioned by Ian Mitchell and premiered by Alison Wells and Ian Mitchell at St. Mary Magdalen Church, Oxford on 22 January 2018...

Scenes from Autistic Bedtimes (2012-13) is a ten minute work scored for treble, soprano, vibraphone, cello and piano, setting text by Stuart Murray

This short song for mezzo-soprano, cello and piano takes its inspiration from medieval medical practices. It sets text found in the Lacnunga, a collection of Anglo-Saxon medical texts and prayers, for...

Two short pieces suitable for Grade 8 standard players.

A five-minute work for solo trombone, originally commissioned by the London Sinfonietta for their World Premiere Wednesdays series and premiered by Bryon Fulcher at Kings place on 27th September 2017.

A short string trio commissioned by City of London Sinfonia in 2021.

Erbsenrondo or "Rondo of the Peas" is a 5 minute string quartet was written for the 25th anniversary of the Gregor Mendel Institute in Vienna, celebrating Mendel’s discoveries and the contemporary res...

A short piece for solo trumpet written for Alan Thomas, commissioned to be performed outdoors during the world's recovery from COVID-19.

This five minute piece for trumpet and piano was commissioned by the trumpeter Brant Tilds and premiered by Brant and Cheryl Frances-Hoad at the Bear Club, Luton, 20th June 2017.

Written for the Warden and Fellows of Merton College, Oxford, for Christmas 2021, with special thanks to Sir Andrew Wiles. This work was written by the composer with support from the 2021 Visiting Res...

Written during the UK Coronavirus lockdown for violin and piano, this little piece takes inspiration from the blossom on local fruit trees that I have watched developing and blooming in the past weeks...

The Sky Stretched Thin, a four-minute piece for baroque or modern violin, takes inspiration from a poem by Simon Armitage written during lockdown with the same title. The week that I read this newly p...

La vie sépare ceux qui s’aiment (…but thankfully, in this case, not for long) is a short 2 minute work for piano and violin commissioned in 2023.

A five-minute solo organ work commissioned by Simon Hogan. First performed on 15th July 2023 at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, by Simon Hogan.

A ten-minute work for organ. Commissioned by B:Music to celebrate the fortieth anniversary in 2023 of Thomas Trotter as Birmingham City Organist. First performed at Symphony Hall, Birmingham on 6th Oc...

Written for alto saxophone and piano, Algernon is loosely inspired by both Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes and The Voices Within, a popular science book by Charles Fernyhough about the history an...

Two short pieces suitable for Grade 8 standard players.

A four-minute work for String Quartet written as a part of 'Elegy for Pamela' and recorded by the Wihan Quartet. Parts available: CH88060-01

A four-minute work for String Quartet written as a part of 'Elegy for Pamela' and recorded by the Wihan Quartet. Score available: CH88060

Für Akkordeon solo. 10 Minuten. Uraufführung am 23. Februar 2024 in St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, UK durch Mingyuan Ruan.

Cheryl Frances-Hoad's Something More Than Mortal for Solo Soprano.