what this is
   Until recently this was still a working professional 
   contemporary classical composer's website, but I've
   decided to change its focus.

   For a variety of reasons it has become almost an
   impossibility to have the kind of full working life as a
   composer that I once enjoyed. The disappearance of
   sustained performance, grant, and commission
   opportunities and trying to engage with uncertain
   musical terrain have led me to think that what I need
   now is a 'repository' for my musical activity. The aim
   is to preserve my music so it might have chance of being
   accessed if and when interest in this kind of work
   resurfaces.

   This site will include revised, definitive scores,
   new music as I write it, information, and – eventually –
   performance materials and instrumental parts.
   I'll continue to put out recordings as and when I can
   afford to.

   I don't want to withdraw works – where would I put  
   them? But the quality of my output is, of course, variable.
   So rather than banish pieces I’m listing all of them under
   unfiltered and then again split into four categories:
   pretty good, not so bad, not so good, and pretty bad.
   Most of the last are early works, but there are some
   more recent dogs in there too. Others – who knows –
   might upend these quality-control decisions and find jewels
   in the mudheap or duds masquerading as marvels.

   For now I'm leaving pretty bad as is, but perhaps at a
   later date some of these pieces can be resuscitated.
   Vocal, Choral and Solo are complete. Next I'll work on
   Chamber with Voice, then we'll see. If anyone has requests
   or suggestions, let me know and I'll do what I can.