Projects

Compositions, performances and the work of building the culture around them. What is being made now, what is coming, and the record of what has been.

JAM Composer Residency 2026

Six composers, two residencies on the Kent coast, writing for pianist Thomas Kelly and accordionist Ryan Corbett ahead of a London concert on 6 November.

Leadership

November 6, 2026

Both residencies complete, concert in rehearsal

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Outside the Lines & Pictures at an Exhibition

Two pianists. One piano. An evening of four-hand repertoire that opens with a world premiere from John Frederick Hudson and closes with Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition reimagined for four hands at a single keyboard.

Composition & Performance

July 8, 2026

Premiered in full on BBC Radio 3

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002y6hh

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JAM on the Marsh Festival 2026

The thirteenth JAM on the Marsh Festival looks to the music of France and the influence of jazz on classical music.

Leadership

July 8, 2026

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RPS Award Shortlisting

Shortlisted for the Royal Philharmonic Society Award in Series and Events, celebrated at the Queen Elizabeth Hall.

Leadership

March 12, 2026

Shortlisted · RPS Award, Series & Events

https://www.classical-music.com/news/rps-awards-2026-shortlists

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Penumbra

Commissioned by Cyrill Ibrahim and premiered at the World Heart Beat Centre in Season of the Song.

Composition

September 26, 2025

https://worldheartbeat.org/whats-on/event/season-of-the-song-cyrill-ibrahim-harmonie-du-soir/

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Britten Sinfonia Debut

Conducted Britten Sinfonia in two world premieres alongside Dove, Boulanger, Satie and Mealor's Second Symphony.

Performance

July 5, 2025

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I Felt a Funeral, in My Brain

Winner of Best World Premiere at the International Chamber Choir Competition in Marktoberdorf, followed by ten performances across Germany including the Oberammergau Passion Play Theatre.

Composition

June 8, 2025

Best World Premiere · Marktoberdorf

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I Sing the Body Electric

Performed by the Delaware Choral Scholars at the World Choir Games in Auckland, where they were crowned Choir of the World.

Composition

July 15, 2024

Winner · Choir of the World

https://www.interkultur.com/newsroom/interkultur-news/details/news/new-no-1-in-the-interkultur-world-rankings-delaware-choral-scholars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbrbKEMfvN4

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Wild Earth Blazing

A journey through the seasons of a life, written for Mark Padmore CBE, Ben Goldscheider and the London Mozart Players.

Composition

July 5, 2024

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Scottish Coronation

Created music for the Scottish Coronation of King Charles III, broadcast live on BBC One.

Composition

July 5, 2023

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Opera Festival Scotland

Conducted the Royal Scottish National Orchestra at Opera Festival Scotland.

Performance

September 25, 2022

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Classic FM 30th Anniversary Concert

Conducted the Royal Scottish National Orchestra for Classic FM's 30th birthday, in the presence of King Charles III.

Performance

September 4, 2022

https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/prince-charles-birthday-braemar-concert/

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Vita Nuova

A dramatic choral setting of Oscar Wilde for choir and orchestra, premiered in the magnificent Aix-en-Provence Cathedral.

Composition

July 13, 2019

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Appointed Artistic Director of JAM

Appointed Artistic Director of JAM, the John Armitage Memorial Trust, leading its festival, commissioning and composer development from the 2025 season.

Leadership

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Epitaphs of War

An extended meditation on war and remembrance, revised for Ensemble Leszczynski in Nancy, France.

Composition

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Mealor Piano Concerto Premiere

Premiered Paul Mealor's Piano Concerto with the London Mozart Players and gave its Welsh premiere the following year at the North Wales International Music Festival.

Performance

“A glittering conclusion, played with flair” · Financial Times

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