Chamber

1 rec, harpsichord, viola da gamba

1 A, bass viol/cello & bc

1 A/S/ flute, cello and piano

1 A/S & str 4tet

5 SSATB, violin, cello. Good humoured music that pictures country dancing beside a river, with the occasional train passing in the distance, written for the unusual combination of DDTrTB, violin and cello, to play at the annual Charlbury Festival.

2 ST, cello, pno. Margaret Shearing and David Scruby asked Steve to write a trio sonata for a group which regularly plays such pieces. Among other things the group was keen to have a piece which had an independent cello part. In fact everyone has an equal part in the discussion in my piece, so it could be more accurately called a quartet for two recorders, cello and piano. Still 'trio sonata' is a nicely convenient title. Quite a tricky piece.

1 S/T, gtr, harpsichord. Ruth Burbidge plays in a trio which can muster the unusual instrumentation of recorder, guitar and harpsichord. Unsurprisingly there is very little music available for this combination of instruments, and my trio is hence a big fish in a tiny pond. The trio is a rather radical rewrite of my Trio Sonata for two recorders, piano and cello (MHE 30208). This eight-minute piece is quite difficult.

2 SA, harpsichord, cello. Jazz Dance  - Torch Dance  - Country Dance  . Flourishes and Dances was written at the request of the Parnassian Ensemble. It comprises three dances - the first a fast bit of jazz dancing, the second a rather sultry Latin American number, and the third a somewhat manic country dance. The pieces are not dances as such, but were at least inspired by dance rhythms. Each dance starts with a short flourish, the speed of which contrasts with that of the dance that follows. All three flourishes are based on the same music, and this music also does pop up from time to time during the dances. Total playing time of this rather difficult work is about ten minutes.

Recorder, viola & gtr

3 SAB, harpsichord, cello

1 S, clarinet, pno, violin, cello

1 A, 2 violins & bc