Heart’s Release – a new video
Im delighted to be able to share a video of my new piano piece. Sometimes, half way through playing this short, simple piece, it’s almost like I can feel my heart opening, so I gave it the title “Heart’s Release”. I hope it brings you some pleasure too. If you like the video, please do...Continue reading
New Album – Valentine Court Recaught
My latest album is a new version of my first solo album of almost ten years ago, Valentine Court – a collection of piano solos leading from a gentle opening through beguiling and meditative territory to moments of powerful climax and resolution. Entitled Valentine Court Recaught, this new version features a much improved piano sound and...Continue reading
New track on Release by pianist Kosmas Lapatas
Delighted that a piece of mine is featured on this new album by award winning Greek Pianist Kosmas Lapatas alongside a handful of other contemporary composers and Albinoni, Bach, Beethoven, Bernstein, Bizet, Chopin, Gershwin, Grieg, Liszt, Mozart, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Satie, Scarlatti, Schoenberg, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky.
A Beauiful Piano Tribute to Erik Satie
Like many people, I was affected by the music of Erik Satie at an early age. His famous Gymnopedies, with their elegant simplicty and and the other-worldly beauty of the Gnossiennes had a profound effect on me and along with other French composers of a similar period (Debussy, Ravel and Poulenc) strongly influenced the way...Continue reading