The scores and recordings here are (pretty full) samples only. If you would like to see or hear more, please don't hesitate to get in touch at mail@richardwhalley.com.
| Interlocking Melodies |
(Jan 2007) |
7'00" |
Composed for the Quatuor Danel – first performed by them at University of Manchester on 27 Apr 2007.
listen (mp3)
 view score (pdf)
 programme note |
| Circling |
(July 2006) |
12'00" |
pno, cl, vc
listen (mp3) view score (pdf) programme note |
| Composed for Psappha – first performed by them at University of Manchester on 1 Feb 2007. |
| Intoxicating Orchids |
(Feb 2006) |
25'00" |
| sax + ensemble (fl, 2cl, harpsichord, perc, 7 strings) |
Composed for John Barker and the New Professionals Orchestra. Performed by them at Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester (24 May 2007) and Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, University of Leeds (25 May 2007).
view score (pdf)
programme note
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| Six Songs of Old Japanese Wisdom |
(July 2004) |
9'00" |
| voice + pno |
Version for baritone and piano commissioned by York Late Music Festival, and performed by Michael Solomon Williams and Melanie Jones in Early Music Centre, York during the festival on 4 June 07. This has been professionally recorded onto CD - details will be forthcoming.
view score (pdf)
programme note |
| Sad Fountains |
(June 2004) |
5'00" |
| 3 viols + lute |
Written for SPNM "Remembering Dowland" project and performed by Marésienne Consort at Cheltenham Festival on 17/7/04.
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| A wisp of spring cloud |
(Jan 2004) |
25'00" |
| fl, ob, cl, bn, hn, tp, tb, pno, 2perc, 2vn, va, vc, db |
Doctoral thesis for Harvard University.
Performed by RNCM New Ensemble at the RNCM, Manchester on 9 May 2006 as part of their Sonic Skylines Festival.
programme note
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| When...? |
(Jan 2004 ) |
4'00" |
| picc, fl, cl, 2sx, tp, hn, 2trb, tuba, 5 voices (2sop, m-s, ten, bar), pno, perc, e.gtr, b.gtr |
Performed by De Ereprijs at the Gigant Centre, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands on 28/2/04, and to performed again during Gaudeamus week in Amsterdam on 12/9/04.
programme note
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| Prestissimo con violenza, ma molto espressivo con intimissimo sentimento |
(Oct 2001) |
2'30" |
various keyboard instruments
listen (mp3) - performed by Rodney Lister on toy piano
listen (mp3) - performed by Richard Whalley on harpsichord
programme note |
Performed by Isabel Ettenauer on toy piano in BMIC Cutting Edge concert at the Warehouse, London on 5/12/02.
Performed by myself on harpsichord and fortepiano in Harvard Group for New Music (HGNM) concert on 16/3/02.
Performed by Rodney Lister on toy piano at Boston University, USA on 11 April 2007 |
| Shimmering, Stillness, Silence |
(June 2001) |
9'00" |
| small chamber orchestra |
| Performed by l'Orchestre Lyrique de Région Avignon-Provence at the Centre Acanthes, France on 20/7/01. |
| ...between fragmented silence... |
(Mar 2001) |
8'00" |
| 4 male voices + pitch pipes |
Performed by the Hilliard Ensemble at Harvard on 26/5/01.
programme note
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| Concentrated Time |
(Jan 2001) |
1'00" |
| 3tp, 3tb. |
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programme note
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Twisted Variations |
(Aug 2000, rev. Dec 2001) |
9'00" |
vn (or va), vc, pno, perc, accordion
listen (mp3)
view score (pdf)
programme note |
Revised version featured in Ensemble Aleph's 2nd Forum for composers, and performed at Moulin d'Andé, France on 20/7/02, in Alicante, Spain on 6/10/02, in MANCA festival in Nice, on 7/11/02, at Théâtre Dunois, Paris on 30/11/02 and 1/12/02, in Darmstadt, Germany on 10/3/03 and in Chalon-sur-Saône, France on 18/3/03. Also recorded by Ensemble Aleph, and included in their logbook of the forum.
Original version performed by Brandeis University, USA, by local performers on 21/4/01.
Performed by Dinosaur Annex in Boston, USA on 4 February, 2007
To be performed by Ensemble Actem on 20 Nov 07 in Why Note Festival, Salle Jacques Fornier, Dijon, France
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| Ad Infinitum |
(Sep 2000) |
9'00" |
| solo violin |
Performed by Stephen Provine in HGNM concert on 15/3/01, and in Memorial Church, Harvard on 25/5/02.
Performed by Caroline Balding at University of Manchester on 10 June 05.
Performed by Jo Atherton at University of Manchester on 24 May 06.
Currently being arranged for solo double bass by Norwegian bassist, Dan Styffe.
listen (mp3) programme note
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| Sextet |
(Mar 2000) |
11'00" |
| 2tp, hn, tb, tuba + percussion. |
Performed by Atlantic Brass with percussionist Bob Schultz in HGNM concert on 19/5/00.
programme note
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| Elegy |
(May 1999) |
7'30" |
| fl, cl, pno, perc, vn, vc, db |
Nominated for finals of Gaudeamus Prize 2001. Performed by Studio New Music at Paradiso, Amsterdam during Gaudeamus Music Week on 4/9/01.
Performed by Auros in HGNM concert at Harvard on 10/12/99.
Performed by Aspen Contemporary Ensemble at Aspen Music Festival on 15/7/99.
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| Gesualdo Revisited |
(Apr 1999) |
8'00" |
| cor ang, hn, gtr, hrp, perc, va, vc, db |
| Performed by Fromm Players at Harvard on 7/5/99 |
| Missing Jen |
(Dec 1998) |
12'30" |
solo piano
listen (mp3)
programme note |
Performed by Karen Evans at St. Ives Parish Church, Cornwall on 5/9/01.
Performed by myself at HGNM concert at Harvard on 5/3/98, at Aspen Music Festival on 8/7/99 and at Hitchin Town Hall, Hertfordshire on 10/9/01.
Performed by Anthony Cheung on 16 May 05 at Harvard Club of New York, NYC |
| Five Bagatelles |
(Nov 1997) |
10'00" |
wind quintet
listen (mp3)
programme note |
| Performed by Arcadian Winds in HGNM concert at Harvard on 12/12/97. |
| The Joy of Melody |
(Aug 1996) |
9'00" |
| fl, cl, tp, pno, perc, vn, vc |
This was composed for my MA thesis at University of York.
Selected for finals of Ensemble Eleven Young Composers Competition in 2001. Performed and recorded by Ensemble Eleven on 29/9/01.
Performed by Fromm Players in HGNM concert at Harvard on 1/5/98.
Performed by the Soundpool Ensemble in the Late Music Festival, York on 18/11/97.
Performed by Bristol University New Music Ensemble on 14 December 05
listen (mp3) programme note |
| Three Bagatelles |
(Apr 1995) |
8'00" |
string quartet
listen (mp3) |
| Performed by fellows of Tanglewood Music Center at Tanglewood in August 1998.
Workshopped and partly performed by Bingham Quartet at Go West Festival, Haverfordwest, Wales, August 1997. |
| Layers and Lines |
(Nov 1994) |
12'00" |
| large chamber orchestra |
| Commissioned by music department at University of York, and performed there by University Chamber Orchestra on 22/2/95. |
| Phoenix |
(May 1991) |
7'00" |
| 2cl, hn, perc, pno, mez-sop, 2vn, va, vc. |
| Finalist in 1992 BBC Young Musician of the Year Composers' Award, earning a "special commendation". Performed by Nash Ensemble in the Barbican on 16/3/92. |
