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been recorded professionally or in a home studio
environment. There are therefore no synthetic
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• At the back of this newsletter is an interactive
catalogue which allows you to view any of my music
with audio and a visual of the score. So do browse
that too.

Highlights

The heavens declare the glory of God

At the start of 2024, I asked Jack Apperley of Epsom Chamber
Choir whether I could write a piece for them. This was
enthusiastically accepted, and it was decided to include it in
the Autumn concert together with the masses by Stravinsky
and Bruckner. What a privilege to be named alongside such
well-known composers! The masses required ensembles of
woodwind and brass. So, a further advantage was I had these
accompanying musicians at my disposal. I took as my text the
first few verses of Psalm 19. This has been put to music
before, most notably by Haydn in his Creation. However, I
felt I could bring a different feel to it – one of amazement at
God’s creative powers displayed in the Universe. The world
premiere was very well received:

“….Peter captured the essence of the Psalmists’ words in
music which expressed awe and wonder through a series of
luminous chords before growing to a soaring climax”.

Epsom and Ewell Times review

See below for the link to the live recording on the day.