Compositions
| Last updated | Toronto,ON, 13th September 2012 | 2012 | January | Start organ transcription of Gustav Mahler Symphony No.2, the 'Resurrection' Premiere scheduled for Friday 12th April 2013 at the Cathedral of St John-the-Divine, New York City | February | Start work on 'Messe Solennelle' for Merton College, Oxford | February | Gaudeamus Omnes (new anthem for St Mary's, Warwick) finished at Gatwick, 4th February 2012! Premiere in Warwick Festival: Saturday 23rd June 2012 | March | Start work on new Missa Brevis for York Minster | 12 March | Gloucester Cathedral The Choir of Downe House School premiere new Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (2011) | 24 March | Truro Cathedral Three Spires Singers perform 'Requiem' (2004), directed by Christopher Gray | 5 April | Christchurch, Cambridge, Massachusetts The Christchurch Choir gives the USA premiere of 'Ave verum corpus' (2006) | 6 April | King's College, Cambridge, UK Versets on 'Vexilla regis' and 'Surrexit Christus' on BBC2 'Easter at King's' Television broadcast | 22 April | Vasari Singers sing 'Messe pour Notre-Dame at Salisbury Cathedral (10.30am Sung Eucharist) | 16 May | Ipswich High School, Massachusetts 'Bel Canto' sing first performance of newly-commissioned 'Song' (S,S,A,A/piano accompaniment) (with words by T S Eliot) | 27 May | Auckland Cathedral, New Zealand Messe pour Notre-Dame sung at the Choral Eucharist | 1 June | St John'sCathedral, Denver, Colorado Ars Nova Singers sing Messe pour Notre-Dame at 7.30pm | 2 June | St John's Episcopal Church, Boulder, Colorado Ars Nova Singers sing Messe pour Notre-Dame at 7.30pm | 3 June | Westminster Cathedral Keith Hearnshaw premieres 'Clair de Lune' (2011) | 10 June | River Street Church, Baptist, Richmond, VA Messe pour Notre-Dame and Trinity College Service in concert | 15 July | St Michael's Episcopal Church, Raleigh, NC Truro Eucharist, Ubi Caritas (2006) and O Lord, support us (2006) are sung at the closing Eucharist of RSCM North Carolina Summer School (DB directing) | 23 June | St Mary's Collegiate Church, Warwick, UK Gaudeamus Omnes (new commission at Warwick Festival Concert, 7.30pm) | 27 July | Three Choirs Festival, Hereford, UK Mark Bebbington premieres Piano Sonata (2011) at the Shire Hall, 11am | 28 July | Bridlington Priory, Yorkshire Keith Hearnshaw plays 'Clair de Lune' (2011) as part of recital starting at 6pm | 12 August | St Paul's Cathedral, London The Choir of Merton College, Oxford premiere their new 'Merton Messe Solennelle' | 19 August | Trinity College, Melbourne, Australia Ubi Caritas (2006) at Evensong | 24 and 26 August | Exeter Cathedral, UK Ramsey Singers perform Messe pour Notre-Dame at Sung Eucharists | 2 September | Trinity College, Melbourne, Australia Premiere performance of Versicles and Responses (2011) | 28 September | Trinity College, Melbourne, Australia Versicles and Responses (2011) | 7 October | Trinity College, Melbourne, Australia O Lord, support us (2006) sung at Evensong for Installation of Fellows | 2011 | January | Begin work on new transcription of Elgar Symphony No 2 (premiere Three Choirs Festival, Worcester, UK, August 9th, 2011) | March | Completion of new transcription of Mahler Symphony No 3 (first performance St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, Friday 15th April) | March | Start work on 'Diptyque - Manhattan 1611/2011' (commissioned by Renee-Anne Louprette) | 25 March | Lincoln Cathedral Messe pour Notre-Dame sung by the Lincoln Chorale (directed by Ben Chewter) | 26 March | Worcester Cathedral Messe pour Notre-Dame sung by the Worcester Cathedral Chamber Choir (directed by Stephen Shellard) | April | Start work on Sonata for Piano - a new 20-minute piano piece for Mark Bebbington | 12 April | Attending BBC Music Magazine Awards at King's Place, London | 21 April | St Joseph's Cathedral, Columbus, OH perform Ubi Caritas (2006) as part of Maundy Thursday Mass | 21 April | St Mary Abbots, Kensington perform Ubi Caritas (2006) as part of Maundy Thursday Mass, 7pm | 24 April Easter Day | Second performance of Cantata 'Cross of Nails' - St Sofia Church, Stockholm, Sweden Directed by Henrick Arlestrand | 28 April, 30 April and 14 May | Bridges Hall, Pomona College, CA: Choir of Pomona College, Claremont perform 'Ubi Caritas' (2006) | 18 May | Carmel Mission Basilica, Carmel CA Choir of Pomona College, Claremont perform 'Ubi Caritas' (2006) | 20 May | St. Mark's Lutheran Church, San Francisco, CA Choir of Pomona College, Claremont perform 'Ubi Caritas' (2006) | 21 May | St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Oakland, CA Choir of Pomona College, Claremont perform 'Ubi Caritas' (2006) | 23 May | Memorial Church, campus of Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA) Choir of Pomona College, Claremont perform 'Ubi Caritas' (2006) | 29 May | Premiere of Messe pour Saint Sulpice - 11.30am, St Sulpice, Paris Choir of All Saints, Northampton, directed by Lee Dunleavy David Bednall (Grand Orgue) and Richard McVeigh (Orgue de Choeur) | 5 June | King's College, Cambridge Evensong sung by the Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge (including DJB Trinity College Canticles, Anthems etc) | 25 July | Gloucester Cathedral - 10.15am Cathedral Eucharist Rivelin Singers sing 'Truro Eucharist' (1990), directed by Fraser Wilson | July | Finish Piano Sonata for Mark Bebbington (first performance: Three Choirs Festival 2012) | 1 August | Westminster Abbey Ramsey Singers sing 'Ubi Caritas' (2006) | 24 August | Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA John Cannon performs 'Chorale Partita' at 7.30pm | 27 August | St Mary's Parish Church, Cardigan, Wales Cathedral Chamber Choir sing Messe pour Notre Dame (Concert, 7.30pm, directed by David Clover)) | 28 August | St Davids Cathedral, Wales Cathedral Chamber Choir sing Messe pour Notre Dame at 10.30am Sung Eucharist | September | Writing new organ work ('Es ist ein Ros entsprungen') commissioned by Leonardo Ciampa (Boston) (completed 8th October) | September | Writing new anthem for St Mary's Church, Warwick, UK/Edington Festival | October | Writing new setting of 'Infant Holy', for the Choir of York Minster (completed 30th October) | 8 October | First performance of a new anthem, 'Set me as a seal' (for John and Karen) - Gloucester Cathedral (completed 20 September) This anthem was also sung at John's funeral in Gloucester Cathedral on 5th December 2011. Requiescat in Pace. | 19 November | St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh, Scotland Scottish Chamber Choir (dir. Roderick Bryce) perform 'Messe pour Notre-Dame' | November | Compose versets on 'Vexilla regis' and 'Surrexit Christus' for 'Easter at King's' Television broadcast from King's College, Cambridge | December | Writing new organ work 'Clair de Lune' (commissioned by Keith Hearnshaw, completed 21st December) | 2010 | January/February | Working on new organ work: St Clotilde Pentatych 5 sketches in the styles of Franck, Pierne, Bonnal, Tournemire and Langlais (commissioned by Leonardo Ciampa (Boston)(postponed until Jan 2011) Te Deum Laudamus and Jubilate Deo (commissioned by St Davids Cathedral, Wales)(completed St David's Day) and Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (commissioned by Rochester Cathedral, UK)(completed 10th April) Fantasia on 'Mendelssohn' for Organ solo (commissioned by Mark Laubach)(completed 19th March) and 'Let all mortal flesh keep silence' (a 6, a capella) (commissioned by Calgary Cathedral, Canada)(completed 2nd April) | 14 May | Paul Carr plays 'Variations on Greensleeves' at Truro Cathedral, 1.10pm | 30 May | Surrey Voices perform 'Trinity College Service' at Evensong Guildford Cathedral, UK | 31 May | Paul Carr plays 'Variations on Greensleeves' at Lichfield Cathedral, 12.10pm | May | Working on a new Mass setting for Ardingly College, Sussex (Choir, Congregation, Organ and Brass) | June | Working on a new setting of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis for Gloucester Cathedral, UK | 1 June | Shop release of Hyperion CD recorded in Gloucester Cathedral last July with the Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge (directed by Stephen Layton) DJB Choral/Organ Music including Entree, Offertoire, Elevation et Sortie Improvisee (Grand Orgue) Messe pour Notre-Dame (2002) I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills (2005) Ubi Caritas est amor (a 8, 2006) Trinity College Service (2008)(Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis) O Lord, support us all the day long (2005) Te Deum laudamus (Ton solennel, alternatim avec Grandes Orgues) Sortie improvisee sur le 'Te Deum'5 June | 5 June | Sebastian Thomson performs 'Variations on Greensleeves' King's College, Cambridge at 6.30pm | 6 June | Paul Carr plays 'Variations on Greensleeves' at Holy Trinity Parish Church, Wordsley, West Midlands 3:00pm | 6 June | Stephen Tharp plays 'Toccata Labyrinth' at St Josef, Bonn-Beuel, Germany | 7 June | Stephen Tharp plays 'Toccata Labyrinth' at St Lambertus, Dusseldorf, Germany | 12 June | Stephen Tharp plays 'Toccata Labyrinth' at St Patrolki Cathedral, Soest, Germany | 19 June | Premiere of new Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis 'The Rochester Service' Rochester Cathedral, UK - Friends Festival Evensong at 3.15pm | 19 June | Paul Carr plays 'Variations on Greensleeves' at Symphony Hall, Birmingham half hour recitals before the 11am and 3pm Open University Degree Ceremonies | 20 June | Stephen Tharp plays 'Toccata Labyrinth' at St Georg, Bocholt, Germany | 4 July | National City Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Washington DC at 4:30pm Halden Toy plays No.1 of 'Four Concert Etudes' (AGO Convention 'Rising Stars' Concert) | 4 July | Ourania Gassiou and Eleni Keventsidou play 'Variations on Veni Creator' (for Organ Duet) at Westminster Abbey at 5.45pm | 7 July | Stephen Tharp plays 'Toccata Labyrinth' at Ocean Grove Auditorium, Ocean Grove, NJ | 13 July | Stephen Tharp plays 'Toccata Labyrinth' at Merrill Auditorium, Portland, ME | 21 July | Douglas Cleveland plays 'Four Concert Etudes' at Southwell Minster, Nottinghamshire at 7.30pm | 25 July | Choir of St Thomas Episcopal Church, Coral Gables, Florida sing 'How lovely are thy dwellings fair' at the American Cathedral, Paris | 15 August | Paul Carr plays 'Variations on Laudi Spirituali' at St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh at 6pm | July/August | Working on a new setting of the Mass for Gloucester Cathedral, UK (SSAATTBB a capella) | 5 September | Paul Carr plays 'Variations on Laudi Spirituali' at Holy Trinity Parish Church, Wordsley, West Midlands at 3pm | 12 September | Paul Carr plays Theme and Variations on 'Laudi Spirituali' at Westminster Abbey at 5.45pm | September | Begin work on new transcription of Mahler Symphony No 3 | September | Working on a new setting of the Mass for Two Organs and Choir 'Messe pour St Sulpice' Co-commissioned by All Saints, Northampton, UK and The Cathedral of the Redeemer, Calgary, Alberta, Canada | 26 September | Washington National Cathedral: Jeremy Filsell performs 3 Preludes and Fugues 'Homage a Marcel Dupre' | 10 October | St Davids Cathedral, Wales First performance of newly-commissioned 'Te Deum' and 'Jubilate Deo' (The St Davids Service) | 24 October | Sebastian Thompson plays 'Toccata for St Matthew's Day' at St Paul's Cathedral, London, 4.45pm | October | Working on a new set of Versicles and Responses (completed 31st October) | 7 November | Cathedral of St. John Jacksonville, FL John Cannon premieres Chorale Partita on 'Lobe den Herren, O meine Seele' | 22 December | Chester Cathedral broadcast 'Trinity College Service' (Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis) on BBC Radio 3 Choral Evensong | 25 December | Jeremy Filsell plays 'Sortie on In Dulci Jubilo' at Washington National Cathedral | 2009 | October/November | Working on 'Le Tombeau de Durufle' for organ solo (commissioned by Dr John Prior)(completed 16th December) | 1 December | New CD release Chestnut Music CD 006: Improvisations 4 recorded at S Sulpice, Paris (Cavaille-Coll) St Sernin, Toulouse (Cavaille-Coll) Eglise St Vincent, Roquevaire Himmerod Abbey, Germany (Klais) Holy Trinity Catholic, NYC (Letourneau) Luther College, Decorah, Iowa (Robert Sipe) and First Presbyterian Church, Danville, KY (Taylor and Boody) Watch this space for more details! | December | Working on 'Chorale Variations' (commissioned by John Cannon)(completed 18th December) |