selected works
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saudade
chamber opera in seven stills for soprano, baritone, dancer and chamber orchestra 2021-22 ca. 25 minutes commissioned by Petr Kotík for NODO Festival 2022 Libretto by Jack Burnham flute, alto flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, trumpet, horn in F, trombone, percussion, 2 violins, viola, violoncello and double bass score available upon request |
performances:
28 june 2022, NODO festival 2022, antonin dvorak theatre, ostrava, czech republic Ostravská banda, soprano: Markéta Schaffartzik, baritone: Vojtěch Šembera, dancer: Patryk Zamojski, conducted by Bruno Ferrandis director: Marek David, stage design: Adéla Szturcová, light design: Filip Horn |
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focal
for orchestra 2019 ca. 9 minutes commissioned by Trinity Laban Shapeshifter Orchestra 2.2.2.2, 2.2.1.0, timp, perc, strings score and parts |
performances:
8 february 2019, blackheath halls, london, uk Trinity Laban Shapeshifter Orchestra conducted by Kwamé Ryan 25 august 2019, triple karolina hall, ostrava, cz. Ostrava New Orchestra conducted by Petr Kotík |
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tectonics
for orchestra 2018 ca.6 minutes 2.2.2.2, 2.2.1(b.tbn).0, timp, perc, hp, strings score and parts |
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honour thy error as a hidden intention
for six instruments
2023
ca. 12 minutes
flute (db. piccolo), clarinet, violin, viola, violoncello, piano
score available upon request
for six instruments
2023
ca. 12 minutes
flute (db. piccolo), clarinet, violin, viola, violoncello, piano
score available upon request
are we on other, less concrete shores?
for strings and tape
2023
ca. 10 minutes
open ensemble and tape
score available upon request
for strings and tape
2023
ca. 10 minutes
open ensemble and tape
score available upon request
emerging forms
ensemble and moving image
2023
ca. 22 minutes
strings, accordions, guitars, trumpet and saxophone
score available upon request
ensemble and moving image
2023
ca. 22 minutes
strings, accordions, guitars, trumpet and saxophone
score available upon request
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performances:
19 january 2023, levinsalen, nmh, oslo, no. by Elias Schomers, Noel Rubli, Ferdinand Schwarz and James Layton - version for piano, cello, accordion, trumpet, melodica, pitch-pipe and voices |
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ripple
for nine instruments 2018 ca. 11 minutes score available upon request |
performances:
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music for pubs
open score 2018 ca. 7 minutes score available upon request |
performances:
18 june 2018, The Ivy House, Nunhead |
straight lines and not-straight lines
for clarinet, cello and accordion
2022 [In Progress]
c. 20 minutes
for clarinet, cello and accordion
2022 [In Progress]
c. 20 minutes
i love the whole world
for string quartet
2021
c. 5 minutes
score available upon request
for string quartet
2021
c. 5 minutes
score available upon request
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performances:
29 october 2020, Front Room Concerts [online concert]. by Fira Duo 13 october 2022, levinsalen, norges musikkhøgskole, oslo, no, by Anja Sandvoll and Mathias Liodden |
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performances:
november 2021, freiberg, de. by Kompass Ensemble |
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performances:
24 may 2019, st alfege church, greenwich, uk. by MESHD Brass |
dreamlessly
for solo baritone
2022- [In Progress]
c. 8 minutes
Written for Vojtěch Šembera
for solo baritone
2022- [In Progress]
c. 8 minutes
Written for Vojtěch Šembera
after calder
for solo guitar
2022
c. 8 minutes
Written for Ondrej Veselý
score available upon request
for solo guitar
2022
c. 8 minutes
Written for Ondrej Veselý
score available upon request
the end is in the beginning and yet you go on
for piano solo
2020- [In Progress]
c. 20 minutes
for piano solo
2020- [In Progress]
c. 20 minutes
i needed colour
version for piano solo or guitar
2020
c. 9 minutes
score available upon request
version for piano solo or guitar
2020
c. 9 minutes
score available upon request
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performances:
10 feb 2020, university college hospital, london, uk. by Stephen Upshaw 18 feb 2020, edouard malingue gallery, london, uk. by Stephen Upshaw 18 apr 2020, Themselves Online Concert. by James Layton 6 may 2020, Solem Quartet Online Concert. by Stephen Upshaw june-october 2020, The Place, Aora Online Gallery , recording by Stephen Upshaw 13 october 2022, levinsalen, norges musikkhøgskole, oslo, no, by Laura Madaliso Beer Kumwenda recordings: Into the Ocean: The Viola [2020] recorded by Stephen Upshaw |
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performances:
13 october 2022, levinsalen, norges musikkhøgskole, oslo, no, by Revaz Abramia |
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performances:
8 june 2017, st alfege church, greenwich, uk. by Stephen Upshaw |
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are we on other, less concrete shores?
2022 bowed electric guitar, bowed acoustic guitar and field recordings c. 10 minutes |
all parts performed, recorded and mixed by James Layton
mastered by Sean Kiley appears on Meditation Objects, Supplement, and Sequences (MOSS) Vol.2 [RGMS-012] |
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these memories are not my own, they’re borrowed from my past
2021 piano and electric guitar c. 32 minutes |
all parts performed and recorded by James Layton
mixed and mastered by Sean Kiley Released by RGMS - these memories are not my own, they’re borrowed from my past [RGMS-008] live performances:
20 october 2022, levinsalen, norges musikkhøgskole, oslo, no, by James Layton and Ferdinand Schwarz |
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jean, you forgot to pay the electric bill!
2020 ebowed zither, lap steel guitar, acoustic guitar and cassette tapes c. 12 minutes |
all parts performed, recorded and mixed by James Layton
mastered by Sean Kiley appears on Meditation Objects, Supplement, and Sequences (MOSS) Vol.1 [RGMS-004] |