by info@rcmcreative.co.uk | Nov 12, 2024
Land of Hope and Glory This piece was commissioned by the albion project, led by composers Gabriel pro and Orlando gough in collaboration with the much lauded fretwork ensemble. The project commissions 10 composers to re-imagine classical british rock and pop for a...
by info@rcmcreative.co.uk | Nov 12, 2024
Call:Response For flexible percussion ensemble, this work takes a unique approach to collaboration with the ensemble, and provides a structure for performers to incorporate their own ideas and improvisations. The music of the African diaspora has retained many traits...
by info@rcmcreative.co.uk | Nov 12, 2024
Signification (for orchestra) This piece is inspired by something called ‘signifyin(g)’, which is a rhetorical device used in African-American music. Signifyin(g) is essentially three things: taking an existing word (or musical idea) and responding to/repurposing it...
by info@rcmcreative.co.uk | Nov 11, 2024
Antigone In Sep 2021 I was commissioned by director Dawn Walton to compose 5 songs for her production of Merlynn Tong’s Antigone, featuring an all-black cast. I brought together elements of classic black soul and baroque classical to compose 5 ‘laments’ sung live...
by info@rcmcreative.co.uk | Nov 11, 2024
The Separating Line A ground-breaking new work for gospel singers and string orchestra In contemporary classical music, the distinction between the sacred and the secular is very clear, but Afro-diasporic music it’s far more fluid. So I’ve designed a piece that uses...
