Martin Ellerby

The opening 'Carousel' takes a leaf out of the American minimalist composers' book and is energetic and resourceful throughout, conjuring up images of a fairground ride that is not too much of an intr...

This work is cast in four movements based on Spanish subjects. No 'folk-elements' are used but the Spanish atmosphere is created by means of melody, rhythm, harmony and orchestration. (Grade 4-4.5) (R...

The four movements are entitled: Fantasy; Capriccio; Rhapsody (for Luis) and Diversions. (Recorded on QPRM143D DREAMSCAPES, Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra)

A suite in four movements, each depicting in a dramatic and colourful way, four cities of the imagination: Eldorado, Avalon, Shangri-La and Xanadu! are explored and the composer's dreams are laid bare...

Described as a 'Celebratory Prelude', Ovation was commissioned for the 500th anniversary of the Worshipful Company of Musicians in London. The first performance was given at Symphony Hall Birmingham a...

This work is cast in three movements. 1. Panache 2. Elegy 3. Mosaic. This work makes many demands on the soloist giving opportunities to display both technical and lyrical prowess. The themes and unde...

This work was composed to commemorate the 100th anniversary of flight and is cast in a structure that provides a mini-history of the subject from its first beginning to its one hundred-year achievemen...

'Meditations on the Seven Last Words of Our Saviour from the Cross' takes its form from a work by Haydn. It consists of seven slow movements prefaced by a slow introduction and concluded by a presto m...

Via Crucis (commissioned by Dr.Mathew J. George and the Symphonic Wind Ensemble of the University of St.Thomas at St.Paul, Minnesota) was inspired by a work of the same name by Franz Liszt. It describ...

This work was commissioned by, and is dedicated to the Regimental Band of Her Majesty's Coldstream Guards and their Director of Music, Major O. Jones MBE. The brief was for a piece to celebrate the Ci...

This 'symphonic Tone Poem for Brass, Wind and Percussion' was commissioned by Philip Biggs and Richard Franklin for the 2003 All England Masters Brass Band Championship. The work transfers well to the...