Huw Watkins

Huw Watkins - March, for clarinet with piano accompaniment. Available from Faber Music Store. Taken from Unbeaten Tracks, 8 contemporary pieces for clarinet and piano.

Huw Watkins - Hopping Piece, for trumpet solo. Taken from Finger Prints, 14 easy contemporary pieces for trumpet and piano.

A brilliant pianist, Watkins is loved by instrumentalists for the sheer quality of his writing. Coruscation and Reflection is already widely performed as welcome repertoire in their genres.

A brilliant pianist, Watkins is loved by instrumentalists for the sheer quality of his writing. Coruscation and Reflection is already widely performed as welcome repertoire in their genres.

Partita for Solo Violin was written for the young Russian violinist Alina Ibragimova, who is a BBC New Generation Artist. An attractive and expressive concert work.

Partita for Solo Violin was written for the young Russian violinist Alina Ibragimova, who is a BBC New Generation Artist. An attractive and expressive concert work.

Arietta, a quiet moment of introspection, where the violin's melody unfolds slowly, suspended above the piano's gentle harmonic web. Huw Watkins, 2020

Folk Song, composed by Huw Watkins and arranged for violin with piano accompaniment. Taken from FingerPrints, 14 easy contemporary pieces for violin.

'Three Auden Songs' was commissioned by Theatre Royal de la Monnaie for the tenor Mark Padmore and the pianist Andrew West who gave the first performance in Brussels in 2009. Lyricism and clarity are...

'Three Auden Songs' was commissioned by Theatre Royal de la Monnaie for the tenor Mark Padmore and the pianist Andrew West who gave the first performance in Brussels in 2009. Lyricism and clarity are...

Taking Thomas Hardy's short story as its starting point, we are transported to the present for a contemporary take on the novella which explores the power the mind can have over that person's actions....

The Phoenix and the Turtle sets a poem by Shakespeare published 1601 that uses the metaphor of a bird's funeral to describe the death of an idealistic love. Watkins spins out a jazzy melody surrounded...

Charm me Asleep is a gentle, lilting piece with a beautiful melody and homophonic texture. This is one of a pair of works, along with Slow, Slow, Fresh Fount, written by Watkins for the Cardiff Polyph...

A beautiful work of contemporary polyphony in which shifting textures create momentary dissonance. An alluring melody passes between the voice parts.This work can be performed alone or as a pair with...

A setting of a text by William Blake from his collection of poems Songs of Innocence and Experience for SATB choir, harp and strings. The poem is a lullaby in which a mother hopes her sleeping baby's...

At less than seven minutes in length, this technically challenging work makes effective use of the soprano sax's powerful and expressive nature whilst successfully balancing both energetic and exubera...

Huw Watkins is one of the UK's foremost pianists, and he also teaches composition at the Royal College of Music . Four Spencer Pieces are beautifully written and would be a useful addition to any adva...

Huw Watkins is one of the UK's foremost pianists, and he also teaches composition at the Royal College of Music . Four Spencer Pieces are beautifully written and would be a useful addition to any adva...

Watkins' 'Four Inventions' evolved from the composer's conversations with writer Rhett Griffiths who commissioned the work about his poem 'The Sibling Solution'. The poem is included with the publicat...

Written for the mighty organ of Notre Dame, Paris, this short work uses the full dynamic range of the organ. Loud, sonorous chords designed to fill a cathedral are juxtapositioned with extremely quiet...