CATALOGUE OF COMPOSITIONS
SYMBOLS
(P) = Publisher
(RS) = The Spirit Moves (CD, Dinmore Records: Kevin Bowyer, Blackburn Cathedral)
(RC) = Sounds of Celebration (CD, Lammas: Kevin Bowyer, Blackburn Cathedral)
(RP) = Places and Stories (CD, Priory: Kevin Bowyer, Glasgow University Chapel)
(E) = Easy, (M) = Moderate, (D) = Difficult
| I. ORGAN (WITH PEDALS) | ||||
| 'AFANC' | D | 12 mins | £6 | |
| Tone poem on a Welsh legend | ||||
| ARIA | M | 5 mins | £3 | |
| A wistful melody | ||||
| BIRTHDAY MOODS | M | £3 | ||
| Variations on Happy Birthday | ||||
| CAT OF GLORY | D | 45 mins | £12 | |
| A Symphony in four movements | ||||
| CENTENARY TRIPTYCH | M | 17 mins | £8 | |
| A three-movement Sonata to celebrate the centenary of Bradford Organists association | ||||
| COLMCILLE (RS) | M/D | 17 mins | £6 | |
| Episodes from the life of St Columba (with narrator) | ||||
| DANNY BOY | E/M | 2 mins | £2 | |
| A slightly different arrangement of the 'Air from County Derry' *Recorded on Regent CD The Mystery of Things | ||||
| EIREANN NOTES (RP) | M | 17 mins | animus (P) | |
| A Suite of seven pieces based on Irish folk melodies | ||||
| HOW SWEET THE NAME OF JESUS SOUNDS | E | £2 | ||
| LOVE SONG (RS) | E | 3 mins | £2 | |
| A short melody written for my wife | ||||
| MELODY OF MY SOUL | M | 5 mins | £3 | |
| A 70 bars long piece written to celebrate my 70th birthday | ||||
| PAEAN FOR A ROYAL JUBILEE | M/D | 4 mins | £3 | |
| Composed to celebrate the Queen's Silver Jubilee | ||||
| ROUND THE MOUNTAIN | M/D | 10 mins | £5 | |
| Variations in Baroque and Classical dance form on a popular tune | ||||
| SARABANDE (AFTER SATIE) | M | 2 mins | £2 | |
| *Recorded on Regent CD The Mystery of Things | ||||
| SCHERZO | D | 6 mins | £4 | |
| Modelled on the Durufle' Scherzo, this piece introduces another popular tune at the end | ||||
| SHEILA'S ROCK CAKES | M | 5 mins | £3 | |
| A light fantasy based on 'Rock Around the Clock' and 'Rock of Ages', written for the Secretary of our local organ association | ||||
| SONG OF FAREWELL | M/E | 5 mins | £2 | |
| A wistful melody with free-flowing variants and big climactic middle section | ||||
| THE COLOURS OF SPIRIT | M/D | 12 mins | 'animus' (P) | |
| Variations on 'Veni Creator' to demonstrate the colours of the organ | ||||
| THE COMING OF LIGHT (RS) | M/D | 8 mins | £4 | |
| An Epiphany piece on a ground, loosely based on 'Phos Hilaron, | ||||
| THE FIRE AND THE ROSE (RP) | M | 20 mins | £10 | |
| A suite of six short pieces inspired by quotations from T.S. Eliot's 'Four Quartets' | ||||
| THE NAUGHTY BOY | D | 13:30 mins | £10 | |
| THE SUN'S RISING | D | 9 mins | £6 | |
| A Fantasia-type piece, free-flowing variations on 'Sumer is a cumin in' and 'Regina Coeli' | ||||
| THE WHITE TIGER (RS) | E/M | 6 mins | £3 | |
| An impressionistic piece inspired by the eponymous poem of R.S. Thomas *Recorded on Regent CD The Mystery of Things | ||||
| THREE GOSPEL FANFARES | E | 1-2 mins | £1 | |
| For liturgical use | ||||
| THREE BLIND MICE (VARIATIONS ON A THEME) | D | 6 mins | £6 | |
| THREE VOLUNTARIES | M | 15 mins | £6 | |
| Shortish pieces for Advent (Sleepers Wake), ChristmasEve (Holy Night) and Christmas Day (Adeste Fideles) | ||||
| TINTERN (RP) | D | 20 mins | £10 | |
| A Sonata in four movements evoking the history of Tintern Abbey | ||||
| TO SKYE | E/M | 2 mins | £2 | |
| An atmospheric setting of the Skye Boat Song *Recorded on Regent CD The Mystery of Things | ||||
| TWO CHORAL PRELUDE INTROITS FOR REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY | E | £2 | ||
| WILD SPIRITS (RC) | D | 20 mins | £10 | |
| Impressionistic animal portraits (Cat at Play, Cat at Night, Serpents, Fishes of the Sea, Vietnamese Pot-Bellied Pig, Whale) | ||||
| II. ORGAN AND FLUTE | ||||
| FOR HELEN (RC) | M | 6 mins | £4 | |
| A piece to commemorate the tragic death of a young woman | ||||
| THE SHADOW OF THE SUN (RC) | M/D | 8 mins | £4 | |
| Free variations on 'Amazing Grace' | ||||
| III. ORGAN AND CLARINET | ||||
| NAME-PLAY (RP) | D | 12 mins | £10 | |
| A set of variations for two friends, based on the musical spelling of a name, and the opening of Mendelssohn's 'Wedding March' O COME EMMANUEL IN THE BEGINNING WILL HE COME | ||||
| WAITING | E/M | c.3 mins | £2 each | |
| Four separate pieces for Advent | ||||
| IV. ORGAN AND VIOLIN | ||||
| NUNC DIMITTIS | M | 4 mins | £3 | |
| A short reflective piece in berceuse style, with violin and solo voice | ||||
| V. PIANO AND FLUTE | ||||
| PRELUDE AFTER SATIE | E/M | 2 mins | £2 | |
| An original melody in 'Gymnopedie' style | ||||
| VI. PIANO | ||||
| HELSBELLS | M | 3 mins | £2 | |
| Written for our daughter Helen's 25th birthday | ||||
| VII. XYLOPHON | ||||
| PARTITA FOR XYLOPHONE | E/M | 5 mins | £2 | |
| VIII. CHORAL | ||||
| A SETTING FOR STILLNESS | E/M | 10 mins | £5 | |
| Accessible to the average church, this setting of the Common Worship texts is especially suitable for Lent/Advent. With organ accompaniment, it has options for congregation and/or 4-part choir | ||||
| BLACK LIGHT | D | 45 mins | £12 | |
| Essentially a 'war requiem', set for choir, sub-choir, soloists, and organ, this piece combines the Latin texts with more contemporary poetry and sayings *Recorded on Regent CD The Mystery of Things | ||||
| FLY HIGH | M | 3 mins | £2 | |
| A folk carol | ||||
| GOD YOU'RE MISBEHAVIN | E/M | 5 mins | £3 | |
| A 'Psalm of Protest' for soprano solo, choir and organ with original words by the composer. *Recorded on Regent CD The Mystery of Things | ||||
| GRANT US PEACE, FOR UNISON CHOIR AND ORGAN | E | 3 mins | £2 | |
| MAGNIFICAT AND NUNC DIMITTIS | M | 9 mins | £5 | |
| Written for Bradford Cathedral Choir, the Magnificat is in berceuse-style with a soprano solo, and the Nunc Dimittis has a bass solo *Recorded on Regent CD The Mystery of Things | ||||
| PRAYER | M | 3 mins | £3 | |
| An impressionistic setting of George Herbert's poem, with organ interludes | ||||
| O SACRUM CONVIVIUM | E/M | 2 mins | £2 | |
| A short eucharistic anthem for unison choir and organ. *Recorded on Regent CD The Mystery of Things | ||||
| SANCTUS | M | 5 mins | £3 | |
| Extended setting for choir and organ | ||||
| THE EASTER GARDEN, FOR SATB CHOIR AND ORGAN | M | 5 mins | £3 | |
| THE MYSTERY OF THINGS | M/D | 8 mins | £4 | |
| An atmospheric setting of words from 'King Lear' for choir, alto and tenor soloists and organ *Recorded on Regent CD The Mystery of Things | ||||
| THE TOWER | M | 5 mins | £3 | |
| An anthem to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the building of Bradford Cathedral tower, using original words written by Caroline Moore, a member of the cathedral choir | ||||
| TWO INTROITS | E/M | 2 mins | £2 each | |
| Short 'a cappella' pieces for 4-part choir, 'O Come let us Sing' and 'Whatsoever Things' *Recorded on Regent CD The Mystery of Things | ||||
| IX. VOCAL | ||||
| LIKE AS THE HART | M | 4 mins | £2 | |
| A jazz-blues-type setting of the psalm for soprano and piano, with optional clarinet descant | ||||
| TEARS | E/M | 4 mins | £2 | |
| A setting for soprano(s) and piano of words by Lucy Smith | ||||