COMPOSER’S NOTE

From 2006-2007 I was Classic FM’s composer in residence, and was commissioned to write twelve pieces for piano.  The brief from Classic FM was to create soothing, accessible and sight-readable pieces but for the pianist there are a few more complicated timings that make it very interesting and rewarding to play.

Stargazer is the seventh piece in the resulting collection Towards The Light.  It is in the bright key of B major and has clear connections with the Nativity story and the Wise Men.