Peter Longworth
Composer
News
Peter's new commission from the London Mozart Players, Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle (Fantasia on a theme by Alphonsus Maria de' Liguori) for solo trumpet and strings will be premiered by Paul Archibald and the London Mozart Players on the 16th December at 7pm in St John the Evangelist, London.
Peter's Orb Processions (for five trombones), commissioned by Aeris Brass will be given its premiere performances in London, Edinburgh and Aberdeen in December 2016.
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Trumpeter, Darren Moore, will perform two of Peter's works for trumpet in St Mary the Virgin church, Ashford on the 21st October 2016 at 7.30pm.
Peter's orchestral work, In the Golden Shadows of Dawn was workshopped by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra under the supervision of Brett Dean, as part of the orchestra's Composers' Hub scheme, conducted by Jean-Claude Picard.
Fiabe Cavalleresche (Knightly Fables), composed for the London Philharmonic Orchestra's Young Composers Programme, was premiered in the Queen Elizabeth Hall on the 10th June 2015, conducted by Magnus Lindberg.
The piece was described by Colin Anderson of Classical Source as 'a fantasia of a piece... likeably quirky, unpredictable, pastoral-lyrical and strongly rhythmic'.
Some of Peter's chamber works are now published by the Dutch Publishing House, Edition MatchingArts.
For information on how to purchase Peter's scores, please click here.
Pan's Caprice, commissioned by the Mahler Players, with the support of the RVW Trust, received its first performances in Dornoch, Inverness and Nairn in late June 2015, conducted by Tomas Leakey.
Wild Beasts! (for violin, bass clarinet and piano) was performed on the 27th February at the Royal Festival Hall, Central Bar as part of LPO Young Talent concert series.