Advanced Sheet Music for String Ensemble

Composed in 1988 and revised in 1991, this 28-minute work was commissioned by the University of Glasgow’s McEwen Bequest. The composer stated in 1991, "My first string quartet, Visions of a November S...

Inspired by the events of September 11th, this three-movement work incorporates recorded voices of NORAD air traffic controllers (North American Aerospace Defense Command), FDNY (Fire Department New Y...

Anmerkung des Komponisten:Die Primula vulgaris ist eine in Europa heimische Pflanze, die auch unter dem Namen 'English Primrose' ('Stängellose Schlüsselblume') bekannt und ein willkommener Anblick im...

French-speaking call Mozart Mosar, while for Icelanders it means moss. This work was also partially inspired by the section of the mysterious Voynich manuscript from the 15th century that deals with h...

French-speaking call Mozart Mosar, while for Icelanders it means moss. This work was also partially inspired by the section of the mysterious Voynich manuscript from the 15th century that deals with h...

Brother is an intimate duet for violin and viola in four movements. Throughout the piece the two instruments are very closely intertwined. Their colours fuse and coalesce. Together they weave patterns...

This quartet is in five movements. I wrote the penultimate movement first. It is a personal reflection on William Byrd’s setting of the fifth century hymn ‘Christe, qui lux es et dies’. That ancient m...

For my first string quartet, I found it important to compose a piece with a light and entertaining character which simultaneously possesses a ‘profound level’ – this dichotomy is what fascinates me in...