Chester Music

Sphinx is scored for cor anglais and nine tuned gongs, and lasts approximately fourteen minutes. It is austere in texture and takes the form of an extended riddle, the answer to which may be the one a...

A chamber ensemble piece that reflects Holt's passion for the visual arts and literature. The Banshee according to legend is less a shape than a mournful screaming that haunts the Irish night and the...

Kites is scored for wind quintet and string quintet and came about through Holt's interest in Japanese things. The kite that features is preceded by an introduction of fragile, slow and serene scene-s...

Work for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Cello written in 1980. Parts available: CH66869-01

Work for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Cello written in 1980. Score available: CH66869

Completed in 1992, Corrente was commissioned by the Swedish Literature Society Of Finland. As the title suggests, the piece bids a nod to the Baroque dance form, the Courante, based upon an ever-shift...

Written for chamber ensemble. This work was commissioned by the BBC. First performance on 6th September 2004 at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, as part of the BBC Proms Chamber Music Series, b...

Ukulele From The Beginning is a great collection of favourite songs specially chosen for primary school-age children starting to learn the instrument! No previous knowledge of music is necessary for p...

Ukulele From The Beginning is a great collection of favourite songs specially chosen for primary school-age children starting to learn the instrument! No previous knowledge of music is necessary for p...

This work was written for Endymion's 'Sound Census' project, in celebration of their 30th Birthday. It was first performed by Endymion with Melinda Maxwell (oboe), at Kings Place, London, as part of t...

Each week has a double page spread with space on the left to detail what needs to be done, and a table on the right to record progress. In addition, a panel for jottings and staves for notation make t...

A great collection of favourite songs chosen specially for primary school age children starting to learn the instrument. The songs are very simple, using only chords taught by Ukulele From the Begin...

Ukulele From The Beginning: Book 2 is a great collection of favourite songs specially chosen from primary school-age children starting to learn the instrument! It follows on from Book 1, building on t...

Commissioned by The Bath Festival. 'If the idea behind the piece comes from anywhere, the 'Disparates' (Follies) of Goya were certainly at the back of my mind when writing. The Goya images are nightma...

Commissioned by The Bath Festival. 'If the idea behind the piece comes from anywhere, the 'Disparates' (Follies) of Goya were certainly at the back of my mind when writing. The Goya images are nightma...

This work was written for Endymion's 'Sound Census' project, in celebration of their 30th Birthday. The first performance was given by Endymion on 6th June 2009, at Kings Place, London, as part of the...

For Flute, Clarinet, Harp and String Quartet. Commissioned by the Summer Music Society of Dorset 2009. Geoffrey Burgon's Minterne Dances was given its first performance by the Mobius Ensemble on 26t...

The Ocarina is an ancient instrument dating back thousands of years and has been important to many cultures all around the world. In recent years, it has enjoyed increased popularity and was featured...

For Flute (doubling Piccolo), Clarinet in B flat*, Very large Tam-Tam (sounding from a high gallery), and Choir (SSATTBB). * Notated in C in the score. 'According to Hindu Cosmology, we live at the e...

Into the faded air was commissioned by Britten Sinfonia for first performance at Filharmonic Hall, Krakow, Poland on Sunday 13th January 2008, with Jacqueline Shave (Violin), Miranda Dale (Violin), Cl...

The Chester Ukulele Fingering Chart includes tuning notes, chord shapes and a photo/diagram of the instrument.