Mel Orriss

This low flute version of the famous Welsh hymn (often heard at Rugby matches) borrows from the Male Voice choir tradition that is synonymous with the country. After a lyrical introduction the hymn is...

This well known miniature from the ballet La Fille Mal Gardée is danced by the Widow Simone (and accompanying ballerinas) as she is enraptured by a pair of clogs presented by her daughter. In this Dou...

A theatrical arrangement in which the various instruments take on the roles of the Scarecrow, the Tinman and the Cowardly Lion, complete with simple percussion and costumes. Available in 3 versions fo...

Peter Cork (1926-2012) was a British Composer who, after training as a music teacher, went on to study composition with Gordon Jacob at the Royal College of Music. He enjoyed a long career as a well r...

Six of Edward Lear's Nonsense poems are set here for advanced Quartet with Narrator. The essential character of each limerick is captured in half a dozen short movements, featuring a brute of a bee, a...

A fascinating setting of the famous British cumulative nursery rhyme. Each 'character', whether rat, cow, maiden, priest or rooster, is presented through musical motif and mayhem, stacking up into a t...

Commissioned for the Birmingham Flute Choir, this piece uses two traditional Celtic songs. The lullaby Dream Angus refers to the Celtic God of love, youth and beauty, Angus, who is the bringer of swee...

A classic 40's tune from the pen of the English light music composer Jack Strachey. This jaunty little number is best known for being the theme from "Housewives' Choice", a popular radio show on the B...