(scores in alphabetical order)
LOCOMOTION (2016) 7½'
REDLANDS SUITE (1967 rev. Oct. 2016) 8' LISTEN
SONGLINES (2002) 12'
WHEREVER I GO (1995) 5'
ARIEL (1988) 7' LISTEN
flute and piano
1st perf: Nicola Ellis (fl ), Sadie Harrison (pf), King’s College, London, 27 June 1988.
Pub. S&B. Copies available for purchase, ref Y149
Pub. S&B. Copies available for purchase, ref Y149
DANCE IN THE LIGHT (1997) 4' two C flutes
Pub. S&B. Copies available for purchase (two copies supplied), ref Y157
Pub. S&B. Copies available for purchase (two copies supplied), ref Y157
. . . ET LAMENTABLE JOYE (1988, rev. 2002) 6'
solo clarinet in B flat
1st perf: Robina Dallmeyer, British Music Information Centre, London, 5 May 1988
1st perf (rev. version): Andrew Mason, Kimbolton Music Club, Cambridgeshire, 1 Dec. 2002.
Pub. S&B. Copies available for purchase, ref Y193
FANTASY QUINTET (1998) 15'
five C flutes
I Dark Journey
II Dance in the Light
II Dance in the Light
Written for music students at Reading University.
Pub. S&B. Score and parts available for purchase, ref Y164
FRITILLARIES (2014) 11'
for clarinet/viola and harp
Commissioned by Harp Department, Royal Academy of Music
1. Pearl-Bordered
2. Queen of Spain
3. Silver-Washed
2. Queen of Spain
3. Silver-Washed
1st perf: Elizabeth Bass, harp, Anthony Field, clarinet, Regents’ Hall, Oxford Street, London, 28 November, 2014.
Pub. Tŷ Cerdd, 2016
IN SITU (2013) 11'
tenor saxophone and piano
Dedicated to the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre, Connecticut, USA.
1st perf.: Dan Goble, saxophone, Russell Hirshfield, piano, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, Connecticut, USA, 15 April, 2015
Pub. Tŷ Cerdd, 2016
Pub. Tŷ Cerdd, 2016
LITTLE DUOS (2006) 9'
two B flat clarinets
1st perf: George Georgiou and Ona Cardona, City University, London, 27 February 2007.
Pub. S&B. Copies available for purchase (two copies supplied), ref Y233
These exciting Little Duos require lively players with a fairly fluent technique, and they are welcome additions to the duo repertoire.
David Campbell, Sheet Music Review, March/April 2007
. . . to play they are witty, imaginative and explore some beautiful harmonies. The interplay between the two instruments is creatively handled with some striking and unusual effects. Definitely for advanced players (Grade 8 plus) but my school-aged students of this standard were very keen to learn and perform them.
Helen Paskins, Music Teacher, December 2006
LITTLE DUOS FOR OBOE & COR ANGLAIS (2020) c. 7½ ' LISTEN (at 8'39").)
1. Morning Glow
2. Whispers
3. Sentries
2. Whispers
3. Sentries
1st perf: Penelope Smith, oboe, Nicola Hands, cor anglais, Cuckmere Festival, Litlington, Sussex, BN26 5RD 6 Sept. 2020.
Pub. Tŷ Cerdd, 2020
(On CD, There are Things to be Said, Ulysses Arts UA220060)
Another highlight [on the CD] is Rhian Samuel's playful Little Duos. . . . . which evokes everything from bagpipes to clocks to pheasants in its three short movements. Kate Wakeling, Classical Music, May 2023
LITTLE DUOS FOR TWO BASSOONS (2013) 8½ '
I. Winding Tune
II. Ave Regina
III. Receding Tune
II. Ave Regina
III. Receding Tune
1st perf: Angharad Thomas, Harry Davidson, bassoons, Mordan Hall, St Hugh’s College, Oxford, 7 March 2014.
Pub. Tŷ Cerdd, 2017
clarinet quartet
1. Strolling LISTEN
2. Contemplating
3. Walking with all due speed
2. Contemplating
3. Walking with all due speed
1st perf: Catrin Soons, Lowri Thom, Daisy Cooksley (cls), Jesse Gosse (bcl), St Mary’s Priory Church, Monmouth, 19 April 2017
Pub. S&B. Score and parts (3 B flat, 1 bass clarinet) available for purchase, ref Y340
PERERIN (2015) c. 4½'
duo for flute and clarinet in Bb
1st perf: Alena Walentin, flute, Peryn Clement-Evans, clarinet, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, 6 May, 2018
Pub. Tŷ Cerdd, 2019.
Pub. Tŷ Cerdd, 2019.
PRIMAVERA (1984–2002) 20' LISTEN
fl, ob, Bb cl, hn, bsn
I. Midwinter Spring
II. Opening Buds
III. Spring Midwinter
II. Opening Buds
III. Spring Midwinter
1st perf, Mvt I: Patterson Wind Quintet (Kate Hill, fl, Nicholas Daniel, ob, Joy Farrell, cl, Peter Ash, hn, Peter Williams, bsn, St John’s Downshire Hill, Hampstead, London, 30 June 1984; 1st complete perf: The Aurora Ensemble, Pontardawe Arts Centre, Swansea, 1 November 2002.
Pub. S&B. Score and parts available for purchase, ref Y196
REDLANDS SUITE (1967 rev. Oct. 2016) 8' LISTEN
oboe, clarinet and bassoon
I. Distances II. Stony Ground
III. On Green Lawns. IV. Irregular Paths
1st perf, original version: undergraduate students, University of Reading Music Department, June 1967
Pub. Tŷ Cerdd, 2017. 1st perf., rev. version: Tailleferre Ensemble, online.
RIBBONS AND STREAMERS I (2014) 6½' LISTEN
flute and guitar
Commissioned by Fabricio Mattos
1st perf: Lucas Jordan, flute, Fabricio Mattos, guitar, Norma Music Festival, Chiesa del Seminario, Hotel Villa del Cardinale, Norma, Italy, 10 August, 2014; 1st UK perf: Lucas Jordan flute, Fabricio Mattos, guitar, Holywell Music Room, Oxford, 10 May, 2015.
Pub. Tŷ Cerdd, 2018SALVE NOS (2020) c. 4'30"
solo oboe d'amore (original version for viola)
1st perf: Nicola Hands, oboe d'amore, online, 21 April, 2021 LISTEN (at 14'50")
Copies available from the composer.
SHADOW DANCE (1984, rev. 1985) 7' LISTEN
1st perf (orig. version): Joanne Pitman (fl), Christle Judd (ob), Richard Shaw (pf), King’s College, London, February 1984. 1st perf (rev. version): Members of Capricorn: Philippa Davies (fl), Christopher O’Neal (ob), Julian Jacobson (pf), St John’s Smith Square, London,May 1985; 1st broadcast perf: same performers, January 1986 (BBC Radio 3).
Pub. S&B. Score and parts available for purchase, ref AC150
(On CD, British Music for Flute, Oboe and Piano, Dutton CDLX7181)
SHADOW DANCE (1984, rev. 1985) 7'
flute, clarinet in Bb and piano
Version created in 2018.
Shortly available from Stainer & Bell
Version created in 2018.
Shortly available from Stainer & Bell
SHAPING THE AIR (2000) 11'
oboe and piano
I Fretting LISTEN-- II Silver Ropes -- III Windmills
1st perf: Katherine MacKintosh (ob), Simon Lepper (pf), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 22 November 2000.
Pub. S&B Copies available for purchase, ref Y18
Version for soprano/alto saxophone and piano
I. Fretting
II. Silver Ropes
III. Windmills
II. Silver Ropes
III. Windmills
1st perf: Sarah James (sax), Paul Turner (pf), British Clarinet and Saxophone Society Congress, Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 25 October 2002
Pub. S&B. Copies available for purchase, ref Y195
alto saxophone and piano
I. Violets are Blue LISTEN
II. Fourteen Angels
III. The Tree on the Hill
II. Fourteen Angels
III. The Tree on the Hill
1st perf: Sarah James (sax), Grace Huang (pf), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 12 March 2003.
Pub. S&B. Copies available for purchase, ref Y199
In three movements, the piece travels through many interesting climates often in very tight, angular environments needing much rhythmical security. The composer, obviously well acquainted with the instrument, stretched its and the performer’s capabilities.
A. Wilson, Clarinet & Saxophone, Summer 2003
STEPPING OUT I (1996) 9'
clarinet and piano
1st perf: Katherine Spencer (cl), Sam Haywood (pf), Britten Theatre, Royal College of Music, London, 15 August 1997.
Pub. S&B. Copies available for purchase, ref Y144
[Stepping Out], a virtuosic, witty, clarinet-piano duo was given a captivating performance. . .
Deborah Hayes, IAWM Journal, Winter 1998
TRAQUAIR MUSIC (1989) 7'
1st perf: Cynthia Green, Rocky Mountain College, Billings, Montana, USA, 23 February 1991; 1st British perf: Ruth Bolister, Presteigne Festival, 30 August 1996.
Pub. S&B. Copies available for purchase, ref Y146
TRIO: STEPPING OUT II (2000) 8'
clarinet, viola and piano
Commissioned by The York Trio
1st perf: Chroma, Cardigan Music Club, Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales, 6 September 2001.
Pub. S&B. Score and parts available for purchase, ref Y179
solo flute
1st perf: Anna Maria Morini, Castello Caetani, Sermoneta, Italy (Pontino Festival), 9 June 1995; 1st British perf: Lisa-Maree Amos, BMIC, London, 6 June, 1996.
Pub. S&B. Copies available for purchase, ref Y147
WIND TRIO (2022) 10'
flute, clarinet in Bb, horn/cor anglais
1st perf: members of South Florida Chamber Ensemble (Marie Schwartz, fl, Christine Pascual-Fernandez, cl, Myra Meeroff, hn), Deerfield Beach Cultural Center, Deerfield Beach, FLA, 21 August, 2022.
Pub. Tŷ Cerdd (forthcoming)