Fuyu no Hōmon

 Tree withering cold

Snow fingers tap my window:

Soft, soft, so softly;

I feel frost breath beside me…

Strangely welcome in the night.

 

Score

Demo Recording

                                       

In winter you come,

To stay with me in the dark:

Feeding on my warmth,

Sharing your seductive cold;

We entwine and slowly merge.

 

Skin withering cold

Lips finding and kissing me

Through the night softly;

I feel my hot life flowing

Toward your frost crusted heart;

 

Soul withering cold;

Your arms turn to freezing mists

That carry me up,

Up toward the aloof stars...

Where you and I disappear.  

Spot chases his tail! (Two and a half minutes of piano mayhem.)

Spot chases his tail!

Two and a half minutes of piano mayhem

Charles M. Lines 

Click here to listen!

On the day of the total eclipse "Flying to Venus" gets its first play through

 So, Flying to Venus, my piece for concert wind band, gets its first play through...

St Alban's Concert Band will be giving the piece its first performance on the 20th July this year...

The piece is a tone poem that describes a mission to the planet Venus: the spaceship, the crew, and their adventures and teamwork along the way.

I think me and the band are going to enjoy our own adventures and teamwork as we work on the piece over the coming months. 

I

 

Flying to Venus Demo Recording

"Cysuro" for Flugelhorn, Woodwind Ensemble and Double Bass

"Cysuro" is a six minute piece that is inspired by the Baroque Prelude and Fugue.

The first half of the piece is harmonic and develops repeating rhythmic and melodic figures; the second half is a fugue, which develops its melodies contrapuntally. 

The piece is influenced by the past but belongs to now. 

When you listen to it, you will hear what I mean. 

        

Cysuro Demo Recording

                                                                   

Cysuro Score

Atgofion o Golled

Lle mae cysgodion cymylau yn aros ar laswellt y dyffryn: sefwch, arhoswch a gwrando...

Gallwch glywed adlais o'r hyn a fu unwaith.

Atgofion o Golled Demo Recording

Atgofion o Golled Score

Where shadows of clouds linger upon the valley's grass: stand, wait and listen...

You can hear echoes of what once was.

  

 

Flying to Venus!

"Flying to Venus", a piece for concert wind band, is due to receive its first performance this July:

Flying to Venus Demo Recording

More information to follow.

Ten ghost songs for choir and piano

                                                                                                             

Here are "Ten Ghost Songs" for SATB choir and piano.

Click on the links to see and download the scores...

The Druid's Gift Demo recording: (Druid)

The Ghost Ship's Last Song Demo recording: (Ghost Ship)

Echoes of an Irish Epitaph Demo recording: (Echoes)

Aadizookaan: The Wind Snake's Dance          Demo recording: (Wind Snake)

Fuyu no Hōmon          Demo recording: (Fuyu)

Ma Phae Wah          Demo recording: (Ma)

Sing My Song

жаль (Pity)          Demo recording: (Pity)

Ka Wahine `Ai Honua

Nøkken Begynner

If any of you choirs out there are looking for something a little bit different but also accessible and easy enough to sing, try them out for size.

Each song is quite short, and all ten will easily fit into a concert programme.