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A single movement tango written for brass quintet commissioned for and first performed by Onyx Bras at Guildhall School of Music in June 2010. Brass Quintet No 1: 'Tango'

I started this symphony in my final year at Colchester Institute. One of the assignments for the composition minor was to complete an orchestral sketch lasting approximately one or two minutes. I utilized this opportunity, completing the assignment, expanding on my original ideas over the course of the year.The end result is this symphony, which also acts as my graduation piece. The symphony is constructed in four movements. The first, written in sonata-form, guides the listener through the themes that will be heard by means of its initial slow-adagio. Each movement shows my inspiration, drawing on various influences from the past, none more prominent than Beethoven’s Sonata Pathetique. 'Graduation' - Symphony

Thank you for your kind words! I wrote this to exploit the lyrical voice of a bass instrument. The piano part is just chords played in an arpeggiated motion to simulate the the wheel, with the overall feeling of the piece being atmospheric and dreamy. I had an idea that I had written using a more modern style with contemporary writing, but, I was unhappy with the final product, so I started again with a melody that I had in my head the whole time I was writing the original piece. Again thanks for your kind words!

On the 5th May 2010, I was given the opportunity to write a piece for a visiting Virtuoso Saxophonist. I originally had 10 days to write the piece, but with a busy schedule, and the allowance for rehearsal time, the initial time frame was reduced to approximately 48 hours.Baritone Saxophone Sonatina No 1: 'Dream Wheel'

Thanks guys! The middle minor section was my own take on the tune, we had to just have a simple theme and variation. It is for 3rd year musician ship on my degree. Glad you enjoyed it!

Arrangement of Dance ti' thy Daddy (alternatively known as When The Boat Comes In or), a traditional English folk song, originating in Northumberland.It was popularised as the theme tune to the 1970s BBC drama serial When The Boat Comes In in an arrangement by the composer David Fanshawe.The song was also used in the TV advertisement for Young's fish, Sea to Plate campaign. Dance Ti' Thy Daddy

This is purly improvising...I havent written anything....I call this noodling, I had audacity open while I was practicing, and then I was just playing....this is what I recorded...

My first try at Improvisation!Hi All!I have never really improvised before, but I thought I would give it a try, please give me some feedback, tips and advice lol.... Improvisation No 1

You have to tune before you submit...

as game music it forfills, it role...

great, incedental music...not much to offer as a composition, and benxiwf is right, it does end on quite an abrupt note...perhaps not the most fitting.... 5/5 becuase of the ending, woul dhave been 6 or 7 if you concluded in a fitting way...

learn from the masters, starts small. Give your self 8-16 bars to write somthing, and then spend more than 1 week on it. then once you have a sound that you like, expand on it...

I LOVE THIS.....BEETHOVEN FOR EVER, HE IS THE BEAST!!!!!!!!!!

Very stylistic, reminiscent of Haydn with your modulation to minor keys and sectional composition. Early traces of thematic development, but used in strict sonata form. Your first subject and second subject are strong and hold on their own right without either being more prominent than the other. Your development of ideas is very creative yet short leaving me thinking, “hang on, I want more”. Influence of Beethoven’s colour, and Mozart’s decoration. Your are good at what you do, I am another lover of writing classical music in older traditions, when it was written because it sounded good, rather than for the sake of doing something new. Some of your harmonies is too colourful for classical tradition similarly with the dynamic contrast, but after all we are in the 21st century so why not. Your slow movement is defiantly the weakest in the sonata. It just does not scream the same creative energy that the others do, this has nothing to do with tempo, the Ideas are very limited, and don’t seem to move as fluidly as the other movements. Over all, this is a great work, that young Composers should be proud to premier and host on its server. Defiantly going on my favourites list.

I like this, a unique sound, and very convincing. Great dialouge between the instruments. This is great work! Excited to listen to the entire thing, although the ending to this movement gave sense of an anticlimax, I can see this being the start of a sandwhich becuase of this. If intended great job...if not think about making a bit bigger bang!!!. I hate how peope say for [solo instrument] and piano...its actually quite misleading...like with this piece, the piano part is more difficult than the solo instrument. This is more packaging that content though. A score would be great to see what you have done, pieces like this are likely to be notated badly, as we have now loss the editor with self publishing, meaning alot of things slip through the net into distribution.