Latest News Last Updated: 01/04/2008
March 2008:
The Zephyr Ensemble (the Cambridge University Wind Band) will be performing "Contemplations of Orion" on the 20th May, in a concert celebrating the band's twentieth anniversary. The piece was commissioned by the band in 1993 and first performed by them in 1994.
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December 2007:
Premiere: Royal Engineers Suite, performed by the Royal Engineers Band, 18th (and 19th) December, 7.30pm
Royal Dockyard Church, Chatham.
November 2007:
Performance in Abu Dubai:
The Band of the Royal Engineers performed the second movement of the Royal Engineers Suite at the British Embassy in Abu Dubai on the 16th November, where it was very well received.
CD of Light in the Dark available:
Rachel Fryer (pianist) has brought out a CD, which includes two recordings of Light in the Dark: a live recording of the world premiere concert and a version recorded a week later at the Jerwood Studios in Glyndebourne.
To find out more about the piece, please look under the works section.
To order the CD, entitled Light in the Dark, please contact Rachel directly on
rachelfryerpiano@googlemail.com.
October 2007:
Samuel was very busy over the summer, composing the Royal Engineers Suite.
The work is a substantial four-movement work for wind band, which was greeted by the commissioning band with much enjoyment on a run-though of the piece in early October.
The Band of the Royal Engineers is one of the army's most prestigious bands with a very full schedule of concerts, tours and recording and Samuel is thrilled to be working with them.
The premiere of this work is to be held on the 18th December 7.30pm, with a repeat performance the next evening, at the Royal Dockyard Church in Chatham.
