Anglo Instrumental series

Harlequin was commissioned by, and is dedicated to, euphonium virtuoso David Childs. The piece takes as its inspiration the happy and sad masks which symbolise the Commedia dell'Arte (which features H...

With an expressive ballad followed by a lively vivace, this solo piece, based on the tradition of the Italian Commedia dell'arte, makes full use of both the lyrical and technical possibilities of the...

Moon Song, Sun Dance was scored originally for flugel horn and brass band; the transcription for piano accompaniment has been written by the composer. The work is in two contrasting movements, which c...

Jeder der drei Sätze dieser Komposition für Posaunenquartett beschreibt einen Stadtteil der Metropole Tokio: Auf eine kraftvolle Fanfare über das moderne Bahnhofsviertel folgt ein nachdenklicher zweit...

This new composition for solo trumpet by renowned composer Philip Sparke explores many aspects of trumpet playing and in particular its lyrical and technical possibilities. It is a two movement piece...

Summer Isles' is one of the solo movements from the 7-movement suite 'Hymn of the Highlands'. This is a dreamy euphonium solo that was named after a group of islands north-west of Scotland and is now...

Mit einer expressiven Ballade, gefolgt von einem lebhaften Vivace, nutzt dieses an die Tradition der italienischen Commedia dell'arte angelehnte Solostück sowohl die lyrischen als auch technischen Mög...

The original concept for this work was a suite of short movements, each with its own character, but by the time the first movement was complete it was clear that a conventional three-movement format w...

Omaggio was commissioned by Steven Mead in celebration of his 60th birthday and in memory of his father, Rex. He gave the premiere of the brass band version in Rome in March 2022, accompanied by the I...

Erin's Isle was commissioned by euphonium player Micah Parsons and premiered by him in June 2024. The idea was to write a slow melody with an Irish flavour and the title is a romantic, 19th century na...

Gemini Concerto was commissioned by and written for Ryukoku University (Japan), André Henry and Shoichiro Hokazono. Set in three movements, the concerto aims to explore the close relationship, as solo...

The bassoon solo, Wind in the Reeds, was commissioned by Deena Draycott in memory of John Watson, an army bandsman, teacher and bassoonist; it is both a tribute and lasting memorial to John. The piece...

Sunday in the Park was written for tenor horn virtuoso Sheona White, and commissioned by her partner, Matt Wade, as a Christmas present. Composer Philip Sparke had known and admired Sheona's playing f...

After a short introduction, the soloist introduces a rather nostalgic melody before the piano takes centre stage with a slightly faster interlude, reaching a dramatic climax. Eventually, the piano res...

Diamond Concerto was commissioned by Musikverein Mörschied from Germany - Dr. Eric Grandjean, conductor - for a special concert featuring Steven Mead as guest soloist. Together they gave the world pre...

Reflections was composed for the Japanese Trombone Quartet Zipang. The composer was so impressed by the quality of the quartet's ensemble playing, blend and balance that he wanted to write a piece tha...

Mit Capricorno - eine Caprice für das Horn (Corno) - wollte der Komponist, der rein zufällig auch im Sternzeichen Steinbock (Capricorno) geboren ist, dem Solisten Gelegenheit geben, jeden Aspekt der m...

This substantial new work is based on the standard three-movement format of a classical concerto, but this is where the similarity ends. The opening movement contains much syncopation and is in an alm...

White Light was commissioned by Fumiko Teramoto, oboist with the Musashino Grand Concert Band from Tokyo, Japan. The request was for a moderately slow piece, of intermediate difficulty, which included...

Dieses Konzert weist eine traditionelle dreisätzige Form auf. Es stellt eine Art Monolog des Solisten dar, der in einer ernsten Stimmung beginnt, um dann im Verlauf des Konzertes immer optimistischere...

Capriccio for Trombone wurde von Brett Baker, dem Solo-Posaunisten der berühmten britischen Black Dyke Band in Auftrag gegeben. Es ist ein Tribut an den kürzlich verstorbenen Mike Moor, ein enger Freu...

Tango for Joe erkundet die lyrischen Eigenschaften der Posaune. Eine lange Einleitung führt zum ersten Einsatz des Solisten, der die Hauptmelodie des Tangos über einer rhythmischen Begleitung spielt....

Einer der Solosätze der siebensätzigen Suite Hymn of the Highlands in einer Ausgabe für Trompete oder Cornet solo und Klavier. Der Satz ist nach Lairg Muir benannt, einem von Heideland umgebenen schot...