Partitions de Cadenza Music

Joe Cutler's For Frederic Lagnau for Alto Sax Oboe Percussion Double Bass Piano.Commissioned by the Workers Union Ensemble with the kind support of PRS For Music Foundation.

Cheryl Frances-Hoad's The Forgiveness Machine for Piano Cello and Violin. 'The Forgiveness Machine was commissioned by the Phoenix Piano Trio as part of their Beyond Beethoven Project. My work is very closely modeled on the second movement of Beethoven’s Archduke Trio and comprises a set of loosely structured variations many of which are motivically very similar to Beethoven's. This work is dedicated to the memory of my grandmother Christina Hoad. I received this commission in the last months of her life and would often sit in the room listening to the Archduke on my headphones while she rested. Beethoven’s music to me atthat time had an almost transcendental quality to it temporarily permitting an escape from the reality and inevitability of my Nan’s illness. It was this quality of serenity beauty and dignity that I tried to emulate in my work. The title is taken from an art work by Karen Green: the Forgiveness Machine was made after the death of her husband David Foster Wallace and encourages members of the public to write down on a piece of paper what they want to forgive/be forgiven for before feeding it to the machine which sucks up the piece of paper and shreds it (the artwork is some seven foot long). Whilst in my case there is nothing to forgive it was the feeling of catharsis that many people reported after interaction with this artwork that struck a chord with me and had tremendous relevance to this work.' - Cheryl Frances-Hoad

Joe Cutler's Flexible Music for Alto Saxophone Percussion Piano and an Improvising Trio.Commissioned by Third Ear for Noszferatu and Schlippenbach Trio with funds from the RVW Trust and the Arts Council of England.First Performance: Nov 16th 2013 Noszferatu/Schlippenbach Trio Purcell Room London Jazz Festival.

Joe Cutler's For Frederic Lagnau for Alto Sax Oboe Percussion Double Bass Piano.Commissioned by the Workers Union Ensemble with the kind support of PRS For Music Foundation.

Cheryl Frances-Hoad's Memoria for Oboe (or Cor Anglais) Violin Viola Cello and Piano.Memoria is dedicated to Sidney ?Jock? Sutcliffe (1918-2001) one of the finest oboists of the post-war era and in his later years an inspirational ?cello supervisor at the Yehudi Menuhin School with whom I spent some of the happiest hours of music-making.

1St Performance: Gross Trebbow Kirche Mecklenberg/Vorpommern Festival 15Th July 2010. Duration: 15.5 Minutes

Gary Carpenter'S Blue For Solo Flute. Programme Note: The Last Unaccompanied Monophonic Instrumental Piece I Wrote Was For Tuba And That Was In My Student Days. I Have Avoided The Medium Ever Since. Holly Melia'S Request For A Solo Piece Consequently Raised A Number Of Issues For Me: Mainly Fear And Apprehension And How And Where To Start. Debussy'S Wonderful But Intimidating Essay In This Genre Didn'T Help. The Unexpected Impetus For Starting Blue Though Was Holly'S Asking My Lighting Preference For The First Performance. 'Blue' Was My Instinctive Response And The More I Thought About The Colour Blue The More It Seemed To Me That This Might Be Where The Piece Was Headed.The 'Blues' It Is Not However. But It Does Glance At: The Sea The Sky Yves Klein Sadness Fontana'S Copia Vishuddha Alice Picasso And More. Blue Lasts Approximately 3'17'. A Lighting Plan Is Indicated In The Score But Is Entirely Optional. Blue Is Written To Be Performed From Memory.