Here are the Polish and British national anthems, closely entwined and used in some of Lutoslawski’s favourite techniques. This sounds intense, but is actually an attractive piece on the ear, and I enjoyed exploring it.
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This was written for the Cory Composition Competition in 2019, and though it didn’t get anywhere, it has had its followers, and performances. Obviously a Spanish piece, there’s a section that evokes a Spanish guitar, with 6 instruments representing one open string each. It starts as a fiesta, with some flamenco clapping, then the guitar introduces the beautiful middle section,…
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Pam-e-ent-see Kaz. I wanted to call this piece ‘A tribute to Serocki’, but it translates better into Polish to say Pamieci, which is closer to ‘in memory of’. Kaz is a flippant shortening of Serocki’s first name, Kazimierz. And the piece is less in memory of the composer himself than a tribute to his Sonatina for Trombone, written in 1954…
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Pete Radcliffe was a history teacher at our school. He lived at the end of our road and was a keen guitarist. I’d started playing, and he introduced me to some of his favourites, Larry Coryell, John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola. Pete didn’t take a guitar group at school but this piece was written very much with that in mind. …
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The beautiful melody from the Faure Requiem. I've taken the opportunity to add my own expression and phrase marks. Listen in the Virtual Venue to see if you agree. I've marked the solo part to be played on cornet, but trumpet is fine too.
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