In 2008 I established Portus Press selling my arrangements for woodwind. The bulk of my catalogue consists of music for wind quintet, but I also offer numerous arrangements for wind quintet and piano, wind quartet, wind trio, bassoon choir, bassoon quartet, clarinet quartet and choirs. I now have a catalogue of nearly 400 titles and sell my arrangements to customers all around the globe.
With music ranging from Praetorius to the Pink Panther and Bach to the Beatles that spans almost four centuries there’s a great range on offer: something to suit all tastes and abilities (from Grade 4 up). Many of the arrangements are of unashamedly popular music (great for encores and background music) but there are also a number of substantial, serious musical works. My aim with every arrangement that I create is to provide imaginative and fun music that is entertaining to play and to listen to: every player has something interesting to do.
I am a founding member of the Westerly Winds quintet with whom we play many Portus Press arrangements.
Television/Radio
A number of my publications have been broadcast on radio and primetime BBC TV . My arrangement of Henry Wood’s Fantasia on British Sea Songs was featured during the BBC’s Last Night of the Proms 2019 celebrations. My arrangements have been included in films and also feature on numerous YouTube videos
Recordings and CDs
Walton’s Façade Suite is available on CD by Nicholas Daniel’s Haffner Wind Ensemble and the Finnish Idée Fixe Wind Quintet included my arrangement of Bratton’s Teddy Bears’ Picnic in a CD of children’s music released in 2010.