BEHIND THE MIC

My Behind The Mic interview has just been released and was recorded LIVE last week at the  American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) conference in the US!  Hope you enjoy it!

CLARINET CONCERTO PREMIERE

The Premiere in St Andrew's Hall, Norwich

Me with Emma and Conductor Christopher Adey

I was so pleased to be able to get back in time from the ACDA convention in the US in time for the premiere of my Clarinet Concerto on Sunday.  

I wrote the piece for Emma Johnson‘s album An English Fantasy last year and Emma performed in this premiere concert too alongside the Academy of St Thomas orchestra and conductor Christopher Adey.  

It sounded fantastic live, and it REALLY went down well with the audience.  We’re working on a London premiere so keep an eye out here and on Facebook and Twitter for more details!

ACDA 2017 - MINNEAPOLIS

Have just returned from a really great trip to the 2017 American Choral Directors’ Association (ACDA) conference.  Thousands of conductors, composers, choir members and choral lovers attended from across the US and the world in what is the biggest event of its kind.

Pieces from my new Revelation album were showcased on the GIA Walton Music stand, and in reading sessions, Meet the Composer features and a Live interview with the ‘Behind the Mic‘ team.  More news on that to come!

#ACDA4LIFE #ACDANational #Minneapolis #HawesRevelation #WaltonMusic

ACDA 2017

Really excited to be flying off to Minneapolis tomorrow for the 2017 American Choral Directors’ Association (ACDA) conference.  Thousands of conductors, composers, choir members and choral lovers are set to attend from across the US and the world in what is the biggest event of its kind.

Pieces from my new Revelation album are being showcased, and I’ll be involved in reading sessions, Meet the Composer features and a Live interview with the ‘Behind the Mic‘ team.  Keep an eye on Facebook and Twitter for up-to-date details.

#ACDA4LIFE #ACDANational #Minneapolis #HawesRevelation #WaltonMusic

REVELATION RELEASE DAY

The release day for Revelation, my eighth album, has finally arrived!  Woo hoo!

Order now on iTunes or Amazon.

The album features twenty-two brand new choral works including two choral collections which I wrote early last year.  The pieces were then premiered in Canada in July by The Elora Singers who then recorded the album a couple of days later under the Naxos label.  

The first of the new collections, Revelation, is a collection of nine pieces based on text from the last book of the Bible, the Book of Revelation, written by St John on the island of Patmos.

The second work, Beatitudes, is a collection setting the eight Beatitudes of Christ from the Gospel of St Matthew and captures the essence of Christ’s message that those people normally thought of as being unfortunate are, in fact, blessed.

Five other standalone works complete the album including The Word which sets the beautiful poetry of the Johanine Prologue, The Lord’s Prayer from my mass setting The Edenham Eucharist, and a new recording of my 2004 piece Quanta Qualia, in the arrangement I wrote for Voces8’s album Eventide.

Read more →

INTERVIEW: BBC RADIO NORFOLK

It was lovely to be in the BBC Radio Norfolk studios again with Anthony Isaacs talking about Revelation! 

Click the video below for the full interview.

Revelation, is released on 10th Feb and features twenty-two brand new choral works including two choral collections.

Pre-order your copy now at iTunes or Amazon.

The first of the new collections, Revelation, is a collection of nine pieces based on text from the last book of the Bible, the Book of Revelation, written by St John on the island of Patmos.

The second work, Beatitudes, is a collection setting the eight Beatitudes of Christ from the Gospel of St Matthew and captures the essence of Christ’s message that those people normally thought of as being unfortunate are, in fact, blessed.

Five other standalone works complete the album including The Word which sets the beautiful poetry of the Johanine Prologue, The Lord’s Prayer from Patrick’s mass setting The Edenham Eucharist, and a new recording of Patrick’s 2004 piece Quanta Qualia, in the arrangement he wrote for Voces8’s album Eventide.

Read more →

REVELATION & BEATITUDES VIDEOS

A couple of gorgeous videos showcasing my Revaltion and Beatitudes collections.  Love them!

Revelation, is released on 10th Feb and features twenty-two brand new choral works including two choral collections.

Pre-order your copy now at iTunes or Amazon.

The first of the new collections, Revelation, is a collection of nine pieces based on text from the last book of the Bible, the Book of Revelation, written by St John on the island of Patmos.

The second work, Beatitudes, is a collection setting the eight Beatitudes of Christ from the Gospel of St Matthew and captures the essence of Christ’s message that those people normally thought of as being unfortunate are, in fact, blessed.

Five other standalone works complete the album including The Word which sets the beautiful poetry of the Johanine Prologue, The Lord’s Prayer from Patrick’s mass setting The Edenham Eucharist, and a new recording of Patrick’s 2004 piece Quanta Qualia, in the arrangement he wrote for Voces8’s album Eventide.

Read more →

REVELATION - INSPIRATIONS

Love this short video which reveals the inspiration behind my new album Revelation.  It follows my pilgrimage last year to the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Greek island of Patmos where St John wrote The Book of Revelation.

Revelation, is released on 10th Feb and features twenty-two brand new choral works including two choral collections.

Pre-order your copy now at iTunes or Amazon.

The first of the new collections, Revelation, is a collection of nine pieces based on text from the last book of the Bible, the Book of Revelation, written by St John on the island of Patmos.

The second work, Beatitudes, is a collection setting the eight Beatitudes of Christ from the Gospel of St Matthew and captures the essence of Christ’s message that those people normally thought of as being unfortunate are, in fact, blessed.

Five other standalone works complete the album including The Word which sets the beautiful poetry of the Johanine Prologue, The Lord’s Prayer from Patrick’s mass setting The Edenham Eucharist, and a new recording of Patrick’s 2004 piece Quanta Qualia, in the arrangement he wrote for Voces8’s album Eventide.

Read more →

REVELATION - NEW ALBUM

My new album, Revelation, is released on 10th Feb and features twenty-two brand new choral works including two choral collections! 

The first of the new collections, Revelation, is a collection of nine pieces based on text from the last book of the Bible, the Book of Revelation, written by St John on the island of Patmos.

The second work, Beatitudes, is a collection setting the eight Beatitudes of Christ from the Gospel of St Matthew and captures the essence of Christ’s message that those people normally thought of as being unfortunate are, in fact, blessed.

Five other standalone works complete the album including The Word which sets the beautiful poetry of the Johanine Prologue, The Lord’s Prayer from Patrick’s mass setting The Edenham Eucharist, and a new recording of Patrick’s 2004 piece Quanta Qualia, in the arrangement he wrote for Voces8’s album Eventide.

More info on how to Pre-Order your copy will be available soon.

THE KING'S SINGERS

I was thrilled, in Autumn of last year, to be commissioned by the The King’s Singers to write a new piece for them.   The double Grammy® award-winning ensemble will perform the World Premiere of Musica Dei Donum at the Scuola Grande San Giovanni Evangelista in Venice on 24th January.

The piece sets the ancient Latin words and a version in English is set to follow later in the year.

Musica Dei donum optimi

trahit homines, trahit deos:

Musica truces mollit animos

tristesque mentes erigit.

Musica vel ipsas arbores

et horridas movet feras

cunctisque solatia prestans.

Music, the gift of the supreme God,

draws men, draws gods;

music makes savage souls gentle

and uplifts sad minds;

music moves the trees themselves

and wild beasts,

affording solace to all.