Paul McGhee delivers a uniquely sinister concert work that captures the fear and terror of the Black Death as it spread through London in 1349. An ominous, tonally ambiguous opening is interspersed with disturbing hints towards the nursery rhyme ring-a-ring o’ roses, before building to a chaotic, screaming climax. A more...read more
The Battle of Athens was composed for Cory Band to perform as part of the band’s winning 2016 Brass in Concert programme entitled The Remarkable Life of Roald Dahl. This portion of the renowned author’s colourful life depicts his time as a World War Two fighter pilot.
The piece takes the form...read more
Thursday 15 June 2017
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