Darren Sproston

Compositions (alphabetical)

After Syrinx for fixed media.  First performed at The Venue, Leeds March 2008.

All that Jag for treble recorder, clarinet and piano. First performed at the Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton, February 2005 by Jag.

Apocalypse for orchestra. First performed at Firth Hall, Sheffield, February 1993.

Auntie Flop’s Waltz for flute and piano. Click to sample the score.

Atomism for String Orchestra. Click to sample the score.

Bachanalia for trumpet and piano.  Click to sample the score.

Cairn Holy for clarinet (or bass clarinet) and piano.  Click to sample the score.

Canon For Lord Paul for organ commissioned by the University of Wolverhampton for the installation of the new Chancellor. First performed at St Peter's Church, Wolverhampton, May 2000.

Chorale Prelude: Lord for the Years for Organ.  Commissioned by the University of Chester for its 175th Founders’ Day Service.  First performed at Chester Cathedral, March 2015 by Graham Eccles.

Concerto for Piano and Percussion Ensemble.

Cooke Quartet (Sarabande and Fugue) for Saxophone Quartet.

Contraflow for flute, clarinet, viola and cello. Click to sample the score.

Duel for oboe and fixed media. First performed at Gallery II, Bradford, June 1996. Click to sample the score.

Everyman incidental music for the medieval mystery play. First performed at the Theatre-in-the-Mill, Bradford, March 1995.

Fanfare for a New Chancellor for three trumpets commissioned by the University of Wolverhampton for the installation of the new Chancellor. First performed at St Peter's Church, Wolverhampton, May 2000.

Four ee cummings settings for female voices.

Game for solo recorder and fixed media.

Ghost Dances for string orchestra.

Gloria for choir and organ. First performed at St John the Baptist Church, Stafford, June 1992 by Cantemus Chamber Choir.

H2angO for fixed media.  First performed at The Venue, Leeds, April 2010 by n.one.

Invention In Momentum for woodwind quartet. First performed by the English Serenata at Wolverhampton University Theatre, June 2001 and short-listed for performance by the Society for the Promotion of New Music, 1999.

Labyrinth for saxophone quartet. First performed at the Alhambra Studio Theatre, November 1994 by the Northern Saxophone Quartet.

La Métamorphose de Narcisse (In Memoriam Olivier Messiaen) for two pianos. First performed at Firth Hall, Sheffield, December 1993.

Let All the World in Every Corner Sing for choir and organ. First performed at St John the Baptist Church, Stafford, June 1992 by Cantemus Chamber Choir.

Murder! Murder? Electronic (tape) incidental music for Stuart Blackburn's play. First performed at the Theatre-in-the-Mill, Bradford, March 1994 followed by a series of performances at the Moscow State Theatre of Nations, April 1994.

Nocturne for percussion ensemble. First performed at Firth Hall, Sheffield, June 1991.

Nonet for piccolo, flute, oboe, cor anglais, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, contrabassoon, horn.

Oceantides for brass band.

Octarine for clarinet and piano. First performed at Firth Hall, Sheffield, June 1993.

Octarine II for soprano saxophone and piano. First performed at the Alhambra Studio Theatre, Bradford, March 1996 by Richard Ingham and Alan Cuckston.

Omne Genus Demoniorum for choir and orchestra.

On Ovenden Moor for viola and piano.  Click to sample the score.

On the Edge for marimba and string trio. First performed at the Arena Theatre Wolverhampton by Debbie Childs, November 2006.

On The Edge of a Dream for flute/alto flute, viola, 'cello and harp. Short-listed for performance by the Society for the Promotion of New Music, 1995.

Opaline for fixed media. First performed at The Venue, Leeds College of Music, March 2007.

Pan 86259 for eight flutes. First performed at Sheffield University Drama Studio, Sheffield, November 1993.

Pax Vobis for choir and Organ.

Prelude, Incantation and Dance for oboe and piano. First performed at Firth Hall, Sheffield, June 1989.

Quodlibet for string quartet.

Reflected Images for flute and piano. First performed at Firth Hall, Sheffield, November 1990.

Seven for fixed media, First performed at The Venue, Leeds as part of FuseLeeds 2009 by n.one.

Sevenfold Fugue for Organ.  Commissioned by the University of Chester for its 175th Founders’ Day Service.  First performed at Chester Cathedral, March 2015 by Graham Eccles.

Sonata for Oboe/Cor Anglais and Piano. First performed at the Alhambra Studio Theatre, November 1994.

Sonata for Tenor Horn and Piano.

Sonatina for Trumpet and Piano. First performed at the Alhambra Studio Theatre, Bradford, October 1995.

Song of Salomé for Soprano, flute, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, 'cello, vibraphone, percussion and piano.

Spectral Night for Orchestra.

Spiriti Spenti for violin and Harp. First performed at the Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton in 2003 by Rhodri Davies and Angharad Davies.

Static Windmills On Ovenden Moor for cello and piano.

Symphony for orchestra.

Synergy for marimba and string trio.

The Colour of Magic for clarinet and string quartet.

The Inn for voice and piano. Also arranged for voice, violin and piano.

The Night will Never Stay for SATB first performed at Rowley Regis College December 1997.

The Persistence of Memory for drum kit and fixed media. First performed, Walsall, June 2005.  Click here to sample the score.

Three POEms for SATB. Click to sample the score.

Three Quadrilaterals for Organ.  First performed at Firth Hall, Sheffield, June 1991.

Two e e cummings Settings for SATB..

Two Pieces for String Quartet for String Quartet.  First performed at Sheffield University Music Department, January 1993 by Opus 20 String Quartet.

Two accompanied songs for children's choir: The Night Will Never Stay and The Snow.

Xenophon for Flute, Oboe and String Quartet.

Zephyr for flute octet. First performed at Rotherham Arts Centre, March 1990.