Piano and Strings

Christopher has been composing for nearly forty years, but his music is constantly developing as he explores new ideas and techniques. Inspired by such traditional composers as Mozart, Chopin and Bach, his music nevertheless has a modern flavour and his style is distinctive and unique. Often exuberant, sometimes peaceful, his works are full of movement and overflowing with memorable melodies offering a challenging and exciting experience both for performers and audience. He has published many works of theology, fiction and music, which are available through Amazon or any good bookshop. He is currently publishing his music on CD. I wrote these two piano quintets and this string quartet to learn to handle composing for strings, prior to dealing with a full orchestra. The three movements of each work offer different challenges and opportunities. The sonata form of the first movement, though used freely, gives scope to develop a theme and experiment with differing patterns and key changes. The second movement offers more lyrical and melodic themes, and the third movement, customarily a rondo, allows me to create contrasting tunes, united by the repetitive primary motif.