Chester Music

Chamber work, premiered by the Clifton Ensemble in 1969, for Clarinet, Viola and Piano.

Chamber work for Flute, Clarinet, Percussion, Piano, Violin and Cello.

A Chamber Work, commissioned by BBC Radio 3 as part of the Year of Music 1995, for Oboe, Clarinet, Horn and String Trio.

Work for Clarinet, String Quartet and Double Bass.

String Quartet No. 12 is a work by Kevin Volans, commissioned by the Signum Quartet, who gave the world premiere in Birmingham on 11th November 2016. The piece lasts around 36 minutes, and this is the...

String Quartet No. 12 is a work by Kevin Volans, commissioned by the Signum Quartet, who gave the world premiere in Birmingham on 11th November 2016. The piece lasts around 36 minutes, and these are t...

Lutoslawski's 1981 work for cello solo and string orchestra.

Six children's songs for voice (children's chorus in unison) and instruments.

Slides for 11 soloists, written in 1988. Includes Lutoslawski's original performance notes.

Strawchain and other songs for treble voices edited by Marie Pooler.

A fanfare lasting one minute for wind and brass instruments with timpani, tambourine and snare drum.

Two Nursery Rhymes arranged for Soprano, Clarinet, and Piano.

The Stolen Child was a joint commission by the National Youth Choir of Great Britain and The King's Singers to celebrate their 25th and 40th anniversaries, respectively. They asked me to write a piece...

Work for Solo Soprano and large ensemble, commissioned for the 1968 Promenade Season. Text: Charles Peguy and children's prayers.

The Last Sleep of the Virgin was written for string quartet and handbells in 1991. It enacts the story of the falling asleep and burial, by the Apostles, of the Mother of Jesus. This work was commissi...

This work for viola, chorus and percussion was commissioned by the London Symphony Chorus, and was first performed in October 1994 at the Barbican Hall, London by Yuri Bashmet and the London Symphony...

Score (Cello, Tenor, Soprano, Chamber Group, Hammond Accompaniment) Written in memory of innocent victims, this dramatic piece is ideally performed within a church. It uses texts form the Gospels, St...

Six Russian Folksongs is a work by John Tavener, composed for Soprano Voice and Ensemble. The work was composed for the 15th birthday of the Nash Ensemble.

Tavener's 1994 work for voice and cello.

Set for Solo Soprano and String Quartet as premiered by Patricia Rozario and The Nash Ensemble.

John Tavener 'Agraphon' arranged for soprano, timpani and strings. Commissioned by the Athens Concert Hall, first performed on 29th October 1995. The music contains two symbolic ideas - the first bein...

The Hidden Face is a prayer, for solo counter-tenor, oboe, and a distant group of muted violins and violas. It tries to hold within it a whole tradition with nothing personal or idiosyncratic, as in i...

The Saman Chant is one of the oldest musics of which there is any record. This piece Samaveda for flute, voice and tampura is a tribute to this ancient form of Indian sacred music. It is freely based...