Works

Songs of descent

Songs of Descent is a 43-minute monodrama for singer and sinfonietta ensemble. It retells the myth of Persephone as an allegory to psychological descent and specifically struggles with obsessive-compulsive disorder. It’s a surreal gothic tale about compassion, shame, sexuality, cancel-culture and finding beauty in the darkest of situations. It is genre defying piece, with elements of baroque, pop, cabaret and contemporary classical high drama all fused in a highly dissonant yet beautiful sound world

Song for a sleepless wolf child

Piano trio originally composed for the RNCM Gold Medal Competition. It is a mischievous yet melancholy piece that with sounds of lullabies, music boxes and detuned strings.

the sun, the moon and their lobster children

A collection of five miniatures for violin and cimbalom composed for the Psappha ‘Composing for’ scheme.

The Sun and the Moon are parents to two lobsters children. The Moon takes care of one while the Sun takes care of the other. On the rare occasion of them meeting (during an eclipse, when the two celestial bodies are in conjunction) they are filled with excitement for the few moments they have to play and reminisce. After a few moments of play they part and dream of the time when they can be together again. Their separation is bittersweet and never ending yet they understand it is a part of the mystical cycle of life and nature.