Chester Music

Lost Sanctuary was commissioned by the NHK Symphony Orchestra. It was first performed by the NHK Symphony Orchestra conducted by Tadaaki Otaka, at the Sumida Triphony Hall in Tokyo, on 18th July 2002....

Work for Orchestra, premiered by the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

Commissioned by Music for Japan for its 25th Anniversary Orchestral Concert. The title 'Guardian Angel' was inspired by a passage from the Old Testament Book of Exodus (23:20)

In the words of the composer 'Insomnia was written between March and November 2002. Technically speaking, it is a set of variations based on a harmonic model separated by a Ritornello-like section, wh...

Tides was commissioned by Kroumata Percussion Ensemble with fundings from NOMUS and Det Norske Komponisfond.

The piece was commissioned by The Cleveland Orchestra. It was premiered by the orchestra, conducted by Franz Weltzer-Möst on 4 March 2004 in Severance Hall, Cleveland, USA.

Different Voices received its first performance on 9 April 2007 given by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Debbie Wiseman, soprano soloist: HayleyWestenra and narration of the story by Ste...

Commissioned jointly for Colin Currie by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the Borletti-Buitoni Trust. First performance on 14th May 2008, at Symphony Hall, Birmingham, by Colin Currie (pe...

The first performance took place on 28th August 2009 at the Berlin Philharmonie, given by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle. Orchestral parts are available on hire from...

Something Connected with Energy was composed in 2008 and was commissioned by the Festival Della Scienza 2008, Genova, Italy with financial support by ERG. Scored for Flute/Piccolo, Clarinet/Bass Clari...

Little Ceremonial was commissioned by the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, generously supported by Janet Holmes à Court AC, and the Norfolk and Norwich Festival. It was first performed on 26th Marc...

Everyone Sang was composed by Scottish composer Helen Grime in 2010. It was commissioned by BBC Radio 3 for the 75th anniversary of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. It was first performed at City...

Virga is precipitation that falls from a cloud but evaporates before it reaches the ground. It can produce rather dramatic and beautiful scenes, especially during a sunset. Helen Grime's Virga was om...

Howard Blake's The Snowman - Schools Version. Instrumentation: Flute, Oboe (or 2nd Flute), 2 Clarinets in Bb, Bassoon, 2 Horns in F, 2 Trumpets in Bb, Trombone/Tuba, Descant/Tenor Recorder, Treble Re...

Howard Blake's The Snowman - Schools Version. Instrumentation: Flute, Oboe (or 2nd Flute), 2 Clarinets in Bb, Bassoon, 2 Horns in F, 2 Trumpets in Bb, Trombone/Tuba, Descant/TenorRecorder, Treble Rec...

Orchestral Score. Instrumentation. > 3 Flutes (3=Piccolo) > 2 Oboes > 2 Clarinets in B - > 2 Bassoons (2=Contrabassoon) > 4 Horns in F > 2 Trumpets in C > 2 Trombones > Tuba > Timpani (1 set) > Perc...

Commissioned by the Philharmonia Orchestra and Esa-Pekka Salonen for the Universe of Sound project. First perfromed at the Royal Festival Hall on 8th July 2012, by the Philharmonia Orchestra and Phil...

Hans Werner Henze's Ouverture zu einem Theater was commissioned by the Deutsche Oper Berlin, with funding from the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung. The world premiere took place on 20 October 2012 at...

Commissioned by: Nederlands Dans Theater, Den Haag Carolina Performing Arts at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill MUSIC - CENTER / Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County The Norwegi...

Ellsworth 2 has been composed by Simon Holt from music that that was written in an earlier piece, Troubled Light, it is said he took inspiration from the painting Painting for a white wall. Within t...

Symphony No. 5 by Michael Nyman. Premiered on 2 May 2013 in Auditorio Miguel Delibes, Valladolid by Orquesta de Castilla y Leon, conducted by Jaime Martin. The symphony is one of nineteen Nyman has pl...

The first feature film collaboration between Peter Greenaway and Michael Nyman, made in 1983, following a major series of short/independent films they made together - including The Falls and A Walk th...

Second Rhapsody For Orchestra by E. J. Moeran. Orchestral parts are available on hire from the publisher.