Review of 2011

2011 has been a successful and enjoyable year with many moments that will stay long in the memory. It began with the amazing performance of my Te Deum by Aurora Nova in St Paul's Cathedral in January and ended with a superb performance of my Evening Service at Lichfield Cathedral in December. Further performances took place in Liverpool Cathedral, Eton College Chapel, St Peter's College and many more. One of the highlights was Invocation being selected by the John Armitage Memorial (JAM) and being performed in London, St Andrew's, Aberdeen and Edinburgh. The piece was also published by Novello and gained some great reviews for the Scottish performances. Meeting HRH Duchess of Cornwall at the première of The Two Trees in Oxford in October was fun as was the nice review in The Observer. Other premières took place at the LDSM and Tet-a-Tet Opera (both in August) and the London Festival of Contemporary Church Music (May). Looking ahead, there are new works for Eton College Chapel, Ely Cathedral Girl's Choir, some new songs and another set of children's songs. Performances are planned for Oxford, Cambridge, Gloucester, London, Chester and...Deddington! And perhaps most excitingly, a CD in the offing - hopefully a good year ahead.PAC