I studied composition with Sir John Tavener and Simon Bainbridge before attending the Royal College of Music-studying composition with Jeremy Dale Roberts, piano with Ian Lake and David Ward,conducting with Neil Thompson and took part in seminars with Brian Eno,Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, George Benjamin and Sir Richard Rodney Bennett.
My music has been performed by, amongst others, the : Sinfonia of London, Philharmonia Orchestra, Belcea Quartet, City of Birmingham Choir, Morley College Choir, Composers' Ensemble,Orchestre De Volharding, Croft Ensemble, Scottish Philharmonic Orchestra, Psappha, London Festival Orchestra, Kensington Philharmonic Orchestra, Paragon Ensemble, Edinburgh Quartet, and Trinity Chamber Choir.
Performance venues have included : Purcell Room, South Bank Centre, St. Johns Smith Square, Victoria & Albert Museum, Birmingham Symphony Hall, Tate Gallery, Grand Opera House(York), Tron Theatre(Glasgow), and Riverside Studios(London), and in the fesitvals of : Spitalfields, Brighton, City of London and Edinburgh Fringe.
Since graduating, apart from composing for the concert-hall, I have worked on west-end shows as a musical director and written some music for film and television.
