Over the first half of this year I composed a piece called ‘Intraversing’ for three bassoons, which was commissioned through the LSO. In this work, the instruments traverse a musical landscape built from their own sonic blueprint. Here is a video of the premiere performance by LSO bassoonists Dan Jemison, Joost Bosdijk and Dom Tyler, …
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Feb 06
‘Extraversing’ Premiere @ LSO St Luke’s, 11th Feb
For the last few months I’ve been hard at work writing a second piece for the LSO Soundhub. Dedicated to the bassoonist Joost Bosdijk, ‘Extraversing’ for bassoon & ensemble is a direct response to the bassoon trio I composed early last year (‘Intraversing’). ‘Extraversing’ will be premiered this Saturday (Feb 11th) at LSO St Luke’s, …
Feb 06
‘Barricades’ on BBC Radio 3
Honoured to have a short feature on BBC Radio 3, where you can hear excerpts from my new piece ‘Barricades’, along with interviews from conductor Matthew Hardy, members of the East London Community Band, and myself. You can hear the programme for a short while HERE.
Oct 09
‘Florescence’ – Riot Ensemble Premiere – 29th Oct
Over this Summer I’ve been working like a literal madman on a new piece for the Riot Ensemble, for inclusion in their Micrographia concert in Brighton this month. ‘Florescence’ is scored for flute (+ alto), viola, electric guitar, harp, piano-4-hands and percussion. I’m sure I don’t speak for me alone when I assert that every …
Oct 07
‘The Visitor’ EP – OUT TODAY
‘The Visitor’ EP – the second in a series of releases featuring chamber works from the past 6 or 7 years – is out now! And better still, you can download it for FREE for the next month, so get your skates on! Featuring the wonderful playing of Susie Winkworth (cello) and Adam Swayne (piano), …
Oct 06
‘Barricades’ – Remembering Cable Street
Here’s a blog I wrote about ‘Barricades’, a new work of mine which was commissioned through Sound and Music’s ‘Adopt A Composer’ scheme. ‘Barricades’ will be premiered at 7pm this Saturday in the Remembering Cable Street event at St John’s Church, Bethnal Green.
Oct 02
‘Barricades’ Premiere @ Remembering Cable Street, 8th October
For the past 12 months I’ve been working collaboratively on a new piece called ‘Barricades’ for the East London Community Band, commissioned through the Adopt A Composer scheme. The idea of the programme is to pair amateur ensembles with no experience of New Music with a living composer, who will write a piece specifically for …
Jul 25
Intraversing – An Autobiography Of The Bassoon
Here’s a blog I wrote about my piece ‘Intraversing’ for three bassoons, which was composed for the LSO Soundhub scheme earlier this year.
Jul 21
‘How I Compose’ Series – I – Lee Westwood
Here’s the first in the ‘How I Compose’ series, during which I’ll be inviting a different composer each month to discuss their compositional practice, in relation to a recent work of theirs. First up, yours truly… Click on the image below to read the article: