In July 1990 I was staying at the conductor Norman Del Mar's house in Millook on the north coast of Cornwall, finishing my large orchestral piece The Music of Dawn. Each evening there were spectacular sunsets, and I used to go up on the cliff to paint them in watercolours.

The Music of Dawn is concerned with the sun in all its aspects, and I am sure that these paintings assisted the compositional process: the one above was painted on 15th July, and next morning I wrote the music you can see and hear, in its final orchestral form, on the website introduction page.

Forthcoming perfomances

06/07/2008  --  The Key of the Kingdom (world premiere)

City of Canterbury Chamber Choir conducted by George Vass | Faversham, UK
Tickets: £12 (£10 concessions; £2 children) - 01227 700673

15/07/2008  --  String Quartet No. 4

Kreutzer Quartet | Le Festival de Radio France et Montpellier, France

19/07/2008, 7.30pm  --  One Foot in Eden (world premiere)

James Gilchrist, tenor / Julius Drake, piano / Emperor String Quartet | Lincoln Drill Hall, UK

23/08/2008  --  On an Overgrown Path, Janacek

World premiere of David's orchestration

Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by Oliver Knussen | Edinburgh International Festival, UK

23/08/2008, 7.45pm  --  Capriccio for two horns and strings

Presteigne Festival Orchestra conducted by George Vass | St Andrew's Church, Presteigne Festival

Other news

15/05/2008, 7.30pm  --  Lecture: The Inspiration of Dreams

David is giving an illustrated talk as part of the 'Music and the Unconscious' event in which he will explore the role that dreams and the unconscious play in the creation of music.

The Tavistock Centre, London | More details

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