CHORAL / SITE SPECIFIC WORKS
The Shouting Fence (South Bank Centre, 1998), with Richard Chew, directed by Lucy Bailey, outdoor music theatre piece, for soloists, choirs and percussion
Corona (As Dark As Light Festival, Cornwall, 1999), with Richard Chew,
for soloists, choir and brass band
High Hopes (The Shout, 2000), for choir
Because I Sing (Artangel, 2001), for sixteen choirs, directed by Alain Platel
Sea Tongue, site-specific event, with Richard Chew, for soloists, chorus and 4 pianos, directed by Rufus Norris for Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, 2001 and by Felix Barratt for De La Warr Pavilion, 2006
Thin Air (Dartington Summer Festival, 2005), site-specific event,
for alphorns, brass band and chorus
Saltwater Lament (The Shout, 2005), for choir
Shift (Crouch End Festival Chorus, 2005), for soloists, chorus and percussion
The Singing River (Theater der Welt Festival, Stuttgart, 2005),
site-specific event for sixteen choirs and twelve boats, directed by Tom Ryser
Fallen Fruit (Canterbury Festival, 2005), with Jeremy Avis, site-specific event for soloists and chorus
Blackbird (The Singing Estate, 2006), for chorus and orchestra
Open (BBC Proms 2006), for soloists and chorus
We Turned On The Light (BBC Proms, 2006), lyrics by Caryl Churchill, for soloists, choirs and orchestra
The Death of Buddy Holly (Crouch End Festival Chorus, 2009), a cappella choral piece
Open Port (Stavanger2008), with Jeremy Avis, site-specific event for soloists, choirs and brass band
Ice (Hertfordshire Chorus, 2008), for chorus and percussion
Raketensymphonie (Linz City of Culture, 2009), with Mike Henry,
for soloists, chorus and fireworks, directed by Tom Ryser
Two Pianos On Two Floors (Kettle’s Yard, 2009), installation, with the artist David Ward
Dead Head (Brighton Early Music Festival, 2010), oratorio,
for choir, children’s choir and brass band, lyrics by John Agard
The Spell (I Fagiolini, 2010), a cappella consort piece, with lyrics
by Timothy Knapman
Cantata Profana (Forma, 2010), with the artist Matt Stokes,
for the lead singers of six extreme metal bands
The Red Volcano (Turner Contemporary, Margate, 2011), for choir and wind band
Transmission (homeliveart, Thames Festival, 2011), site-specific piece for two percussionists playing the H.M.S. Belfast
Candle a cappella choral piece, lyrics Sa’di Yusuf
Traditional Values (Making Music, 2012), songs, lyrics by John Agard,
for chorus and orchestra
Contributions to Singing The City (2012), Ideas of Flight (2013), Souvenir (2014), The Observatory (2015), site-specific choral pieces for the Voice Project at the Norfolk and Norwich Festival
Still (Stavanger Vocal Ensemble, 2012) for choir
How to Cook a Jellyfish (Concentus, 2012) for choir and percussion
Hval (Vokal Nord, Trømso, 2012), a cappella choral piece
Music for the Commonwealth Chorus at the Jubilee Pageant (2012), in collaboration with Mary King
XX Scharnhorst (homeliveart, Thames Festival, 2012), site-specific piece for choirs and percussionists on H.M.S.Belfast, directed by Emma Bernard
Hand Over Hand (Hilliard Ensemble, 2013), a cappella choral piece, for the Hilliard Ensemble and three other vocal consorts
Foghorn Requiem (National Trust, 2013), site specific piece, for ships’ horns, brass bands and the foghorn of Souter Lighthouse, South Shields, in collaboration with the artists Joshua Portway and Lise Autogena
Stroke Odysseys Derry (Rosetta Life and Derry Capital of Culture, 2013),
song cycle, for soloists, chorus and small band
Stemmer (Bergen National Opera and Bergen International Festival, 2014), oratorio, for soloists, chorus, small band and orchestra
The Durham Hymns (NRBBT, 2016), oratorio, with Jessica Curry, lyrics by Carol Ann Duffy, for soloists, chorus, brass band
Silence (Lewes Festival of Song, 2018)
The Arms of Sleep (The Voice Project, Norfolk and Norwich Festival and Brighton Festival, 2017-2018), immersive choral piece, in collaboration with Jonathan Baker and Helen Chadwick
Armistice Songs (Deutsche Chor London, 2018)
...And Is This A Dream? (The Voice Project, 2019), immersive choral piece, in collaboration with Jonathan Baker and Helen Chadwick
C-DanCe (The Society of Strange and Ancient Instruments, 2020), for four tromba marina
Erthe toc of Erthe (Joglaresa, 2020), three-part a cappella song
Freedom (Netherlands Radio Choir, 2021), four/five part a cappella song
Solar (Bruce Munro, 2021), music for light installation
The Arc of the Sky (Voice Project, 2021), film
The Distance Between Us (Voice Project, 2022), film
Out Of My Head (Baroque Collective, 2022), a cappella choral piece