FEATURED COMPOSER AT LAKE DISTRICT MUSIC SPRING SERIES
I am really pleased that I will be creating new works for Nadedja Quartet, the Nasia Quartet, the Taillferre Ensemble and the Volt Guitar Duo. These piece will be scattered through this chamber music series taking place in Kendal, Cumbria January-April 2027. A huge thanks to Steve Threlfall for inviting me to do this.
LATITUDE FESTIVAL
It was great fun to play Latitude Festival on Friday 24th July with special guest Dr Helen Cerzki. Huge thanks to the Cosmic Shambles for hosting us.
“a sort of Stereolab goes to the Science museum … like a Benjamn Zephaniah/Billy Bragg to Imagined Village … Hopefully they'll be more live performances, It'd be great to see this performed at festivals too.”
FiNISHING TOUCHES TO CHAMBER MUSIC ALBUM
At the moment I’m focussing on finishing recording a collection of chamber pieces for my new album - Ones Twos and Threes - to be released in October (funded by the PRS Foundation, the Hinrichsen Foundation and the Vaughan Williams Foundation). A huge thanks to them for making this happen! These are solos, duos and trios composed over the last five years. It’s a real mixture of pieces, but all ones I’m very proud of, and I think represent what I do as a composer. I’m also making five vlogs about the creative process and these are being released via Music Patron. Do check out Music Patron. It’s a create was to support composers.
OCEAN SoNGS released
Live at dawn on Lowestoft Beach (June 21st 2025)
Ocean Songs blends electronica, ambient, classical, jazz, and folk. The songs explore our relationship with the ocean; whales, mythology, climate, and environmental protections. It was really great to co-write with Lottie P (Goat Girl) on many of the songs, as well as a great band with Nic Pendelbury (viola) and Steve Pretty (trumpet). Extra special was the opportunity to collaborate with scientist Helen Czerski around her book Blue Machine and with environmentalist George Monbiot. The whole album was played live at our album Launch on TheatreShip, London on 24th March. We have also just heard that we’ll play Latitude Festival on Friday 24th July. Great news!
RECENT OTHER ALBUM RELEASES
All available on this link
LATEST BLOG (RILEY NOTES)
My latest blog on Riley Notes is on Substack. Please subscribe if this is of interest. Click on the image on the left to read. There are lots of previous blogs to read from the last 10 years.