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...
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...
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...
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 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...
The seven-movement suite for brass band Hymn of the Highlands was commissioned by David King and the Yorkshire Building Society Band for first performance at the 2002 European Brass Band Championships...
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...
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...
