Highlights

Please look and listen to my works below. 

Seaguard - performed live by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales

More of my compositions

Left: Silent City - a kaleidoscopic imagining of the countryside 

Right: Worcestershire Rhapsody - an ode to Elgar's county, including a medley of Morris Dances and a nod to the orchestra's fiftieth anniversary!

Some of my arrangements and orchestrations

Left: Elgar's Vesper Voluntaries - a charming suite of pieces arranged for brass dectet.

Right: Godowsky's exotic and impressionist portrayal of his many months in Indonesia, orchestrated for full symphony orchestra.

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Hire me - online tuition available

If you have a half-finished composition, or you're not sure how to improve it, I can help. 

Tuition for composition, arranging, and orchestration from just £38/hr.

Past students have had their works performed by professional and university-level orchestras.

“George's deep knowledge of the orchestra and his patient, insightful feedback really helped me elevate my composition! I can highly recommend him.”

I can provide guidance on:

  • How a piece comes across
  • How to develop ideas across a span of time
  • How to explore a unique voice
  • How to convert ideas into notes on a page
  • How to expand a piece from some instruments to many instruments 
  • How to successfully meet deadlines (detaching the craft from the art!)
  • How to handle a rehearsal as a composer
  • Advice on a career as a composer.