BMIC indicates a score lodged at the British
Music Information Centre.
- God Bless (1976)
Setting of original text, 1 minute.
FREE sheet music- The Leaden Echo (1989)
Setting of Gerard Manley-Hopkins, for soprano and guitar, 3 mins.
First performed: 15 Nov 1989 Jane Manning, Tunbridge Wells.- Clerihews (1992)
Comic verses by E C Bentley, soprano and string quartet, 10 mins.
First performed: 12 Sep 1992, Dilys Benson with the Bingham String Quartet, Tudeley.
.MID file Text Programme note- Flowers of Zen (1992)
Haikus by Bashõ, set for soprano and piano, 3 mins.
MID file Text BMIC- Three Women's Poems from World War One (1993)
Set for soprano and piano, 10 mins.
First performed: 27 Mar 1993 Dilys Benson (soprano), Lisa Smith (piano), Portsmouth.
MID file Text Programme note BMIC- A Slice of Wedding Cake (1995)
Setting of poem by Robert Graves, tenor or baritone and piano, 2 mins.
MID file Text BMIC- The Pianist's Nightmare (1996)
Comic song about the perils of the pianist, 3 mins.
BMIC- Diana Poems (1997)
Two poems on the death of the princess by Michael Buckley set for tenor and piano, 3 mins.
MID file BMIC- Harp Song of the Dane Women (1998)
Kipling poem set for soprano & piano, 3 minutes.
Text BMIC- A Cavalier Poem (1998)
Suckling poem The Constant Lover set for soprano and piano, 3 minutes.
First performed: 9 Mar 2002, Sandra Graham, Maggie Morgan, Tonbridge.
MP3 sample Text Programme note BMIC- Three Hardy Poems (1998)
Three poems by Thomas Hardy set for baritone and piano, 7 minutes.
Text BMIC- Oh They Have Robbed Me (1999)
Poem by Anne Brontë set for soprano and piano, 2 minutes.
First performed: 9 Mar 2002, Dilys Benson, Clifford Benson, Tonbridge.
MP3 sample Text- Remember (2000)
Poem by Christina Rosetti set for soprano and piano, 3 minutes.
First performed: 9 Mar 2002, Dilys Benson, Clifford Benson, Tonbridge.
MP3 sample Text- Lest We Forget (2001)
Poem by Mary Wedd set for two sopranos and piano, 3 minutes.
First performed: 9 Mar 2002, Dilys Benson and Sarah Benson, Clifford Benson (piano), Tonbridge.
Text- I Sing of a Maiden (2001)
A setting of the C15th carol for soprano and tenor unaccompanied, 3 mins.
First performed: 24 Dec 2001, Sandra Graham and Philip French, Tudeley.
BMIC- Two Songs of Anomie (2002)
In popular style for soprano and piano, 5 mins.- Of Men and Buses (2004)
An unserious song for soprano and harp, 3 mins.
BMIC- Arab Love Song (2004)
Setting of Francis Thompson for baritone & piano, 2½’.
Text BMIC- Can Ye Sew Cushions? (2005)
Traditional song arranged for soprano & piano, 3’.
BMIC- Seven Clerihews (2005)
Arrangement of Clerihews (1991) for voice & piano, 4’.
BMIC- XL (2006)
A setting of A E Housman for baritone & piano, 3’.- Autumn (2006)
Setting of De La Mare for soprano & piano, 3’.
- Mass a capella (1997)
Latin Mass for unaccompanied choir, SATB. Running time is 18 minutes.
First performed: 4 Feb 2001 The Sporgersi Singers, conductor Robin Morrish, Tonbridge.
MID file Text BMIC- Devotions (1998)
Setting of selections from the Book of Common Prayer, 1662. For SATB choir with organ or piano accompaniment. Includes Magnificat, for soprano solo. Running time is 11 minutes.
Programme note BMIC- And was there a lamb? (2000)
Christmas Carol for children's choir, 3 minutes.
Text- Vir Dolorum (2004)
Setting of Isiah chapter 53 and original text, SATB 5-6 minutes.
BMIC- At a Lunar Eclipse (2004)
setting of Hardy poem, SATB 3 minutes.
Text BMIC- Modern Madrigals Book One (2004)
Six humorous partsongs, SATB, 6’.
First performed: 2004, The Occasional Choir, Tonbridge.
FREE sheet music MP3s Midi files BMIC- Miserere Nobis (2005)
For upper voices, in six parts, SSSAAA, 6’.
BMIC- Abraham & Isaac (2005)
Setting of Wilfred Owen, SATB & piano, 6’.- Quia Ventum (2005)
Setting of Hosea 8:7, SATB & organ 3½’.- Love Conquers All (2006)
A choral piece in popular style, SATB& organ 3’.- RUAH - Meditations on the Breath of God (2006)
Sacred texts, SATB& organ 5’.- Love, 1916 (2006)
Setting of poem by May Wedderburn Cannan with fragments from fallen poets Gerrit Engelke, Charles Péguy and František Gellner. For upper voices and harp, with soprano solo 4’.
Text .MID file
Scheduled for first performance in Spring 2007.
- Suite for String Quartet (1991)
Four movements (Rock Band, Indian Restaurant, Ragtime, Strict Tempo), 12 mins.
First performed: 12 Sep 1992, Bingham String Quartet, Tudeley.
- Three Brunel Crossings (1994)
Three movements for string orchestra, 16 mins.
First performed: 14 Aug 1997 London String Soloists, Merton College Oxford.
.MID file Programme note BMIC- Paul Klee's Fish (1996)
Five ingenuous episodes for violin and piano - 4 mins.
.MID file BMIC- Homenaje to Luis (1997)
An elegiac piece for string quartet, 10 mins.
.MID file BMIC- Minerva Manoeuvres (1998)
Written in just 48 hours aboard Swan Hellenic's cruise liner MV Minerva for the resident quartet; 4 mins.
First performed: May 1998, Bebeto String Quartet, aboard MV Minerva.
.MID file- Django (2000)
A jazzy duo for violin and piano, 10 minutes.
First performed: 4 Feb 2001 Penelope Howard and Clifford Benson, Tonbridge.
BMIC- String Quartet No 1 (2000)
Four movements. 14 minutes.
BMIC- Piano Trio (2000)
Four movements in contemporary style for piano violin and cello, 16 minutes.
First performed: 4 Feb 2001 Clifford Benson, Penelope Howard and Elizabeth Moore, Tonbridge.
BMIC- String Quartet No 2 (2001)"The Doorkey"
Four movements; commissioned for Helen Tonge; 20 minutes.
First performed: 9 Mar 2002, The Rivoli String Quartet, Tonbridge.
BMIC- String Quartet No 3 (2002)
Four movements; commissioned for Gillian Ripley; 20 minutes.
First performed: 1 February 2003,Mancunian Strings, Tudeley.
BMIC- Prelude, Fugue & Riffs (2002)
Three movements for cello and piano, 16 minutes.
First performed: 1 February 2003, Elizabeth Moore (cello), Clifford Benson (piano), Tudeley.
BMIC- Gallimaufry (2002) (2002)
Three movements for solo guitar, 11 minutes.
First performed: 1 February 2003,Ray Love, Tudeley.
BMIC- Duologue (2002)
Four movements for flute and harp, 16 minutes.
First performed: 1 February 2003,The Pan-Orpheus Duo, Tudeley.
- Like Water and Like Wind (2003)
A serial piece for string orchestra, 6 minutes.
BMIC
- Trombone Quintet (1990)
For trombone and string quartet, 18 mins.
- Cube Root (1996)
For oboe, clarinet and bassoon, 9 mins.
First performed: 28 Jun 1997, Cremone Trio, Tudeley.
.MID file Programme note BMIC- Sunset over the Weald (1996)
For brass quintet, 7 mins.
First performed: 3 Oct 1997 Kingston Brass, Bracknell.
.MID file BMIC- Reverie - from Head Heart & Feet (2000)
Arrangement for flute and piano, 6 minutes.
First performed: 4 Feb 2001 Sarah Benson and Clifford Benson, Tonbridge.
- Dimitri's Train (2003)
For Bb clarinet & string quartet, 7 minutes.
Programme note .MID file- Hopje - A Dutch Suite (2006)
Four pieces for recorder & harpsichord, 8’.
- Lady Emily's Swim (1993)
Piano arrangement of music for film by Paul Carter. Running time 10 minutes.
First performed: March 1998, Rena Rzaeva, Tudeley.
.MID file- Habasambañera (1995)
For Piano, four hands. A Habasambañera is a sandwich: a habañera with a samba in the middle! It's Latin American in style. Running time is 3½ minutes.
First performed: 20 Jun 1996, Cann Duo, Sevenoaks Festival.
.MID file BMIC- Piano Variations (1996)
On a well-known theme.
First performed: 1 March 1997, Rena Rzaeva, Baku, Azerbaijan.
.MID file- Lace (2000)
Piano solo inspired by lace-making, 6 minutes.
First performed: 4 Feb 2001 Clifford Benson, Tonbridge.
BMIC- Phyllida's Fancy (2001)
Duet for two pianos commissioned by Phyllida Lawes, 6 minutes.
First performance: 9 March 2002, Maggie Morgan and Sandra Graham, Tonbridge.
- Comment Chantent les Arbres (1999)
A reflective piece for four players at one marimba, 3 minutes.
- Head, Heart & Feet (1999)
A symphonic movement for orchestra and choir, 22 minutes.
First performed 27 May 2000, Tonbridge Philharmonic Society orchestra and choir, Tonbridge.