The angel Gabriel: new recording
July 10, 2021 5:04 pm‘Gabriel’s Message’ (or ‘The angel Gabriel’) is a beautiful old Basque folk carol dating back to medieval times. John’s arrangement... View Article
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The Lord hath spoken (Psalm 50)
July 6, 2021 1:08 pmJohn’s setting of Psalm 50 ‘The Lord hath spoken’ was the opening motet for Choral Evensong at Holy Sepulchre, London... View Article
Missa Petrus et Orbis on Radio 3
September 21, 2020 9:51 pmJohn wrote this mass setting with percussionist and singer Teena Lyle back in 2015 as part of a collaborative project... View Article
O Viridissima Virga: a new recording
February 26, 2020 5:15 pmPapagena, the brilliant British female vocal quintet, have been performing ‘O viridissima virga’ in their live shows for a couple... View Article
A new piece for Colin Mawby
January 29, 2020 3:31 pmColin Mawby, who died on 24 November, 2019, was choirmaster when John was a chorister at Westminster Cathedral in the... View Article
Advent Antiphons in Oxfordshire
December 5, 2019 10:41 amChoros is a semi-professional chamber choir based in rural North Oxfordshire. A number of years ago director, Janet Lincé, commissioned... View Article
Christmas Carol on Tour!
December 5, 2019 10:10 amJohn’s bittersweet Carol, O Babe Born Bare, has become a Christmas favourite with Minneapolis-based group Cantus. Their seasonal series Three... View Article
The singing will never be done: South American premiere
October 31, 2019 10:36 amLast year, the Chilean Choir, Coro Elysium, gave a performance of John’s quartet of WWI pieces The Singing Will Never... View Article
Stabat Mater Speciosa: a new commission
May 30, 2019 6:38 amThe brilliant female a cappella group, Papagena, have asked John to write a new piece for them using the ‘Stabat... View Article
Advent Antiphons
May 6, 2019 6:02 pmJohn’s Advent Antiphons are now available from the small independent music publisher, Shorter House, who are distributing worldwide, except in... View Article