'The idea for this set of pieces initially came from writing one as a sixtieth birthday present (I shall not mention which one!). Having written one Baroque-titled piece I gradually added more until a whole suite of Baroque dances was completed.The stimulus of writing a modern set of piano pieces based on Baroque models (in my case a mixture of the English and French Suites of Bach) is nothing n…

Serenata Notturna by Edward Gregson was first performed by Helena Smart (violin) and Caroline Jaya-Ratnam (piano) at the String Final of BBC Young Musicians 2000 Royal Northem College of Music Manchester 23 February 2000.'As the title suggests my Serenata Notturna evokes the atmosphere of night music. Following a reflective opening where the pitch development outlines a twelve-note series the…

Welcome is a work composed by Edward Gregson, arranged for Upper Voices and Piano. It was originally composed for boys' voices, Organ, Brass and Percussion in 1996, but ten years later Gregson created a new version especially for the Kinder Children's Choir of the High Peak. This latter version appears here, and lasts around 4 minutes.The text of Welcome consists of the word 'Welcome', repeated nu…

The cantata for SATB Choir and Piano In The Beginning was originally written while Gregson was studying at the Royal Academy of Music and scored for women’s Voices and Piano. In 1981 the composer revised and enlarged it extensively. The revised (and published) version is for mixed Choir and Piano. Words are taken from the first four verses of Genesis Chapter 1 the jubilant Latin exhortation Gl…

Edward Gregson's Concerto For Trumpet arranged for Trumpet and Piano by the composer.

Peace Perfect Peace by Edward Gregson for SATB choir a cappella.

Edward Gregson's Occasional Pieces for Brass Quintet. Processional (1992) for brass quintet was commissioned by the University of Sunderland to celebrate their first graduation ceremonies under university status. These were held at the Empire Theatre Sunderland during November 1992. The commission was partly funded by Northern Arts.

'As the title suggests my Serenata Notturna evokes the atmosphere of night music. Following a reflective opening where the pitch development outlines a twelve-note series the music gradually becomes more agitated developing into a kind of danse macabre eventually reaching a powerful climax. The music then subsides into a much more tranquil atmosphere and the previous dissonant material transpo…

Edward Gregson's Four Pictures for Piano Duet. Composed in November 1974. Dedicated to Mark and Justin.

This is the full score and parts for Edward Gregson's Flourish For An Occasion scored for three Trumpets and three Trombones. A full performance lasts around 1 minute.

For Cornet And Piano Reduction POD-Edward Gregson's Cornet Concerto. Reduction for Cornet and Piano. The Cornet Concerto was commissioned by the Black Dyke Band especially for their principal cornet Richard Marshall with funding generously provided by Arts Council England. The first performance was given on 30 April 2016 in Le Nouveau Siècle Concert Hall Lille France by Richard Marshall wit…

Edward Gregson's 20 Supplementary Tunes For Beginner Brass in Bass Clef.

Full Score-The Horn Concerto was written in 1971 and was the first of the ten concertos Gregson has composed to date. It is dedicated to the English horn player Ifor James who died in 2004 and was originally written for brass band. However in 2013 Gregson was asked by Paul Klein Principal Horn of the Ulster Orchestra and BBC Northern Ireland to undertake an orchestral version for him.  Greg…

Gregson's Clarinet Concerto was completed in 1994 by commission for the BBC and was first performed by the BBC Philharmonic with Michael Collins in Manchester April 1994 (later recorded on Chandos CHAN 10105). The writing is highly challenging pushing the instrument and its performer to the limits with some formidable glissandi and stark contrasts. This edition features a piano reduction of Gr…