Three Paths to Peace (2008) for orchestra
- commissioned by The World Orchestra for Peace
- orchestral prelude adapted from violin concerto "Abraham", incorporating Christian, Jewish & Islamic chant and music
- premiered at the Jerusalem Theatre, Jerusalem under the baton of Valery Gergiev in October 2008.
- video clip and article can be found on cnn.com - click here
- approx. 12 minutes
Matenik (2008) for orchestra
- Commissioned by Stuttgart Staatsoper
- Prelude inspired by traditional Bohemian "mad dance"
- Premiere will be 8th and 9th of March 2009 at Stuttgart Staatsoper with conductor Manfred Honeck
- Approx 7 – 8 mins
Spring in Japan (2008) for violin solo & string orchestra
- Commissioned and premiered by Tasmin Little & Orchestra of the Swan, Spring Sounds Festival 5th May, 2008
- Part of a new international Four Seasons for Tasmin – next: Indian Summer and Tibetan Winter
- Approx. 5 mins
Tibetan Winter (2009) for violin solo & string orchestra
- Commissioned and premiered by Tasmin Little & Orchestra of the Swan, Spring Sounds Festival 1st May, 2009
- Part of a new international Four Seasons for Tasmin – next: Indian Summer
- Approx. 5 mins
Modlitwa (2007) for string orchestra
- Orchestrated version of string quartet
- (see chamber/Instrumental page for more details)
Powers & Dominions (2001) concertino for harp and orchestra
- Commissioned by Autumn in Malvern Festival & Music at Oxford for Catherine Beynon
- Premiered 1 November 2001 at the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford by Catherine Beynon and Britten Sinfonia, conducted by Nicholas Cleobury
- 15 minutes
Beastly Tales - The Hare & the Tortoise (2005) for soprano, mezzo-soprano, baritone & orchestra
- A further setting from Vikram Seth's Beastly Tales anthology
- Commissioned by City of London Sinfonia for premiere at Windsor Festival 25.09.05 and BBC Hear & Now concert (inc. live Radio 3 broadcast) at Cadogan Hall 26.09.05.
- Approx 25 mins
The Crocodile & the Monkey (2001/2) for Soprano, mezzo-soprano, baritone & orchestra
- Setting of Vikram Seth's The Crocodile and the Monkey from his Beastly Tales anthology
- Commissioned by the BBC for Patricia Rozario and the City of London Sinfonia for performances around the country in May 2002 (and subsequent BBC Radio 3 broadcast)
- Version for soprano only and orchestra also available
- 20 minutes
The Frog & the Nightingale (2002) for soprano, mezzo-soprano, baritone & orchestra
- Another setting from Vikram Seth's Beastly Tales anthology.
- Commissioned by City of London Sinfonia - to be premiered at Bury St Edmunds Festival 17.05.03
- Approx 15 mins
Private Joe (2000) for baritone, string orchestra
- 1. Letter 1 - Private Joe Wood
2. And when I Die (traditional)
3. The Letter - Wilfred Owen
4. From Albert to Bapaume - Alec Waugh
5. Letter 2 - Private Joe Wood - Setting of two letters from Private Joe to his sister at home, from WW1 battleground at Ypres, August 1917 - interspersed with three war poems.
- Commissioned by Warwick & Leamington Festival for Nigel Cliffe and Schidlof String Quartet. (also for string quartet)
- Approx 18 minutes
Virtue (1992) for mezzo soprano and string orchestra
- Text: George Herbert c.1633
- Commissioned by the Park Lane Group First performed QEH,London 18th October 1992 (Sir Andrzej Panufnik memorial concert) (N.B. also version with piano accompaniment) (Piano reduction available)
- 6 minutes
Leda (2003) for chamber orchestra
- Ballet score commissioned by English National Ballet and Wratislavia Cantans
- Scenario by choreographer Cathy Marston
- Concert premiere 24.10.03 conducted by Mariusz Smolij and with Wroclaw Philharmonic Orchestra
- Ballet premier 2005 at Sadler's Wells, London
- 30 mins
Abraham (2004) a Concerto for Hope, for solo violin & orchestra
- Commissioned by Savannah Music Festival (Georgia, USA) for Daniel Hope
- Premier 25.03.05 cond. John Axelrod
- Based on the bible story of God asking Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac as a test of his faith - using Christian, Islamic and Jewish music.
- Approx. 15 mins.
Westminster Mass (1997) for Choir and Orchestra
- Commissioned by the John Studzinski Foundation for Westminster Cathedral Choir, on the occasion of Cardinal Basil Hume's 75th Birthday.
- First performance by Westminster Cathedral Choir and the City of London Sinfonia at Westminster Cathedral on 21st May 1998 (also with organ accompaniment; or one harp, tubular bells & organ)
- 28 minutes {N.B. also version with organ accompaniment)
Flight of the Bumblebee (2005) for solo 'cello & chamber orchestra
- Eccentric arrangement and extension of Rimsky-Korsakoff's famous bon-bon
- Commissioned by Han-Na Chang for a tour of Korea August 2005 with memebers of the Berlin Philhamonic, cond. by Ion Marin
- Approx. 3 mins
Hear a sample from Roxanna's "Beastly Tales" CD - The Crocodile and the Monkey
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Schola Missa de Angelis - angels will sing!
In what is thought to be the first new plainsong mass in over 60 years (since Duruflé's Requiem of 1947), Roxanna has used the famous Missa de Angelis as a basis for the London Oratory School Schola's new mass which will be premiered on 7th May 2010 at St James's Church, Spanish Place, London accompanied by brass octet. There will be two versions available - this choral (also in an organ version) and a congregational one which will be pared down to something everyone can sing at their weekly masses. Come and hear the angels - click here to buy tickets.
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