Composing

Awards

Roger Ballen’s Theatre of Apparitions and Beware of Trains were both finalists in Music + Sound Awards in the best original composition in a short film category.

Beware of Trains has been shown internationally being shortlisted and winning various prizes including the 2024 Cutting Edge Award at the British Animation Awards, and being longlisted for a BAFTA in 2023. Further details: Beware of Trains | Pearly Oyster Productions

Music for Film and Animation

Roger Ballen’s Theatre of Apparitions (Pearly Oyster Productions, Emma Calder, Dir.)

Beware of Trains (with Oliver Cripps, Pearly Oyster Productions, Emma Calder, Dir.)

Harmony (Xuyi Dai, Dir.)

Fish Under the Cleaver (Darren Deng, Dir.)

The Red Goat (Chenmo Wu, Dir.)

Large-scale works

Concerto for Tuba, Percussion and Strings (Premiere June 2024) Mike Poyser – Tuba

Into the Light for 1800 children (voices and instruments) and small band (2016 – commissioned by Buckinghamshire Music Trust with the Aurora Orchestra)

Concerto for Accordion, Clarinet and Strings (1997)

The Last Plantagenet for orchestra, choir, children’s choir, soloists, narrator and Indian musicians (2017). Leicester Schools Symphony Orchestra/The Philharmonia

Small-scale works

into a several world….. for Cello and Accordion (2001). Czardas Duo – Matthew Forbes (vc) and Ian Watson (ac)

Sextet for Piano and Wind (1998). Commissioned by Birmingham Chamber Music Society. Martin Roscoe (pf) & Albion Ensemble

Ebb, Floe and Surge for solo harpsichord (2000). Gary Cooper – harpsichord (audio of Floe)

A Cabinet of Pleasure for solo violin (2000). Monica Huggett – Violin

Dramatic works

Take Flight A dance piece based around Saint-Saens The Swan (2018/19) Commissioned by Royal Opera House

The Phone Call A short opera (2002). Commissioned by Tete-a-Tete Theatre. Words: Barbara Diana

Cat-astrophe A pop-up opera (2006). Commissioned by Tete-a-Tete Theatre. Words: Tamsin Collison

For Children

Lionhunt! (2005). For Children’s voices, tenor and piano duet. Commissioned by ENO’s Baylis programme. Words: Tamsin Collison

The Ballad of Slippery Jack (2008) for children’s voices, tenor, double bass and piano. Commissioned by ENO’s Baylis programme. Words: Tamsin Collison

Into the Light (2016) for massed children’s voices and instruments, and small ensemble. Commissioned by Buckinghamshire Music Hub and Aurora Orchestra

The Girl Who Never Looked up (2014/15). Commissioned by the National Theatre. Words and Story: Clare Murphy

Sing a Story (2013/14). Commissioned by Wigmore Hall. Presenters: John Webb & Charlie Mafham.

The Lost Box of Stories (2017). Commissioned by Mid-Wales Music Trust. Performers: Sinfonia Cymru, John Webb, Charlie Mafham

Kitchen Sink Songs (2022) for children’s voices and piano. Great Missenden School Choir, Andrew Melvin (pf) (audio of Plug in the Sink)

Viola Duets (2022). for young players and their teacher. Jennifer Coombes – Viola

Arranging

Numerous arrangements for a variety of instrumental combinations for a large number of different projects.