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September 2024
No fewer than five of Chris's pieces, published by Paraclete and Church Organ World, have been reviewed in the latest edition of Church Music Quarterly.
August 2024All of Chris' music (both choral and organ) published by Paraclete Press is now available in the UK from Banks Music Publications. (All his organ music continues to be available from Church Organ World.)
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August 2024
Steven Maxon has recorded a fine performance of Toccata on Aberyswyth
July 2024
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Toccata on Aberystwyth will be published by Church Organ World in Sortie Sorted, Vol. 1
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June 2024
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All of Chris's published organ music may now be purchased in the UK from Church Organ World
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May 2024Over the last month there have been numerous performances of Chris's music, including several of the Prelude & Fugue on the Name of Durufle by Dr Anthony Gritten, Head of Undergraduate Studies at the Royal Academy of Music, a performance of Aurora Lucis Rutilat at St George's Catholic Cathedral, Southwark by Alexander Wilson (as part of the London Festival of Contemporary Church Music), and the public premiere of Ars Vitae by Simon Scott Plummer and Richard Murray in the Blackheath Music Festival. More information about these and a selection of other past performances can be found here
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With Dr Anthony Gritten at St Stephen Walbrook on 19 April 2024
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With Simon Scott Plummer and Richard Murray at the Blackheath Music Festival on 12 May 2024
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April 2024
Chris was commissioned by William Whitehead to contribute to the Orgelbüchlein Project and has composed two (very different) settings of Sei gegrüßet, Jesu gütig
January 2024
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Recessional for organ has been published by Paraclete Press
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January 2024
Chris has been composing responsorial Psalms for St Mary Magdalene, East Ham. These are available in the Psalms: Responsorial (with Chants) folder on Score Exchange
December 2023
The final proofs of Recessional for organ and the Easter Anthem Alleluia! Alleluia! Hearts to heaven and voice raise have been been checked and returned to Paraclete Press for publication in the New Year
November 2023
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Church Organ World Publications has published Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh Volume 3, which includes Chris's Adoration at the Crib
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A performance by Steven Maxson
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November 2023
The Jolly Shepherd (published by Paraclete Press) has been reviewed in the December 2023 edition of Organists' Review, The review may be read on the Reviews page.
September 2023
Two of Chris's Christmas choral pieces published by Paraclete Press, The World's Desire and A little child there is yborn, have been reviewed in the RSCM's Sunday by Sunday magazine. They may be read on the Reviews page.
August 2023
Chris has recently completed two paid commissions. A few weeks ago he composed a setting of 'Rejoice in the Lord', requested for the 40th anniversary celebrations of the present St Bartholomew's Church and Centre in East Ham. He has just finished Ars Vitae, a cycle of songs for two bass-baritones with piano accompaniment, commissioned by Simon Scott Plummer.
June 2023
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The final set of proofs of Love came down at Christmas have been signed off for publication by Paraclete Press 
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February 2023
The Linden Tree Carol has been published by Paraclete Press. It can be found here.
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December 2022
Jesus to your table led, published by Paraclete Press, has received a very positive review in the RSCM's Sunday by Sunday
November 2022
Paraclete will be publishing The Seas are Quiet, a performance of which may be heard here
November 2022
I sing of a Maiden has been reviewed very favourably by Dr David Barton in a blogpost 12 Quick-to-Learn Christmas Choral Ideas
October 2022
Paraclete will be publishing Lumen Christi, a suite of organ pieces based on plainsong melodies; and Spirit Divine, attend our prayers, an anthem for Whitsuntide for SATB and organ
August 2022
More great reviews of Chris's music have been published: this time in the September 2022 edition of Organists' Review
All reviews of Chris's compositions may be found here |
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June 2022
The Christmas piece, Ad cantus leticie has been published by Paraclete Press
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May 2022
The Christmas piece, The Jolly Shepherd has been published by Paraclete Press. This work has been performed by several choirs, broadcast on the radio by the Voluntary Choir of Derby Cathedral, and recorded on CD by the choir for which it was composed: that of St Margaret's, Lee, London
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