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.

Waltz is the penultimate piece in the resulting collection Towards The Light.  The three final pieces of the collection, of which this is one, reflect the changing skies of East Anglia and also follow the Church year through Easter and The Ascension.  The Time of Sacrifice feels barren and mournful while the nostalgically swaying rhythms of Waltz aim to suggest the hope of new life.  The Gift marks the journey’s end when the goal of salvation is reached: a gift received but also extended, through the medium of music, to others.