'Meditation No.2', for violin and piano, is now available for download from on the sheet music page. Price £1.99
'Romance No.1' is now available in a tab version from the sheet music page. Price £1.99
John has a new piece, 'Romance No.2' on Craig Ogden's new CD 'The Guitarist'. The Pavao String Quartet are performing with Craig and the release also features them on an updated version of 'Romance No.1'. Click here if you wish to purchase the CD or download any tracks.
The Band of the Parachute Regiment have recorded a new song, 'When Poppies Fall', that will be the title track of a CD of remembrance music they are releasing in the autumn. All proceeds will go to services charities. The recording session was featured on BBC television as well as on forces radio and in the press. See full details here.
World-famous vocal group The King's Singers have now recorded my Pie Jesu, and I'm thrilled with the result. It is featured on their new EP, 'From the Heart'. You can buy it here: http://3.ly/PieJesu and the sheet music of their arrangement is available here.
My new choral work, 'Amazing Day', was given its first performance at the Bradbourne School in Sevenoaks on 3rd July 2009 as part of the Sevenoaks Festival. Anthony Dawson conducted, and with the Amazing Singers and the Bradbourne Minstrels brought the work to life in the way I had always imagined it. You can see photographs of the concert here.
Rebecca Lundberg recently scored 'Pie Jesu' for Brass Band and her arrangement was heard on 'Listen to the Band' on Radio 2 on 10th July.
My new guitar piece, 'Sahara', inspired by my recent trek to the Sahara for the ClassicFM charity Music Makers (see photos here) has been recorded by Craig Ogden and is featured on the No.1 Classical chart-topping album 'Summer Guitar'. This CD can be purchased here.
'Come Una Pregheira' (Eternal Prayer) has been recorded by Jon Christos and will be featured on his album 'Artist' to be released later this year.
Artists that have recorded my work include All Angels (Pie Jesu),
Roisin O' Reilly (Christmas Gift of Love),
Jon Christos (Come Una Preghiera) and Craig Ogden (Romance No.1 & Romance No.2)
I am currently presenting Classic fm's evening show live from 5-8pm Monday to Friday.
*Please note that, for my Romance No.1 (played by Craig Ogden), the whole album - Classic FM Guitar e.p. - is erroneously credited to Einaudi.
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