Philip has been composing since the age of fifteen, when he wrote his 'Op 1', a three-movement piano sonata, reworked, years later, as the Concertino for Harpsichord & Strings. His Piano Concerto appeared the following year, and had its first play-through by the Plymouth Orchestral Society (now Plymouth Symphony Orchestra). Its first public performance was in 1967 with the Combined Orchestras of the Royal Marines in Plymouth Guildhall, with Philip as soloist. The picture shows Philip, whilst still at school, pointing to part of the original hand-written score!
Whilst publishing most of his work online, Philip has also produced a number of works for saxophone, published by Saxtet Publications, a leading UK company based in Birmingham. The Lone Ar-ranger, for Brass Band, is published by Thornes Music (Shrewsbury, UK). The American specialist company, T.D. Ellis publishes Philip's bassoon-quartet arrangements of The
Lone Ar-ranger! And Samba..alla Turca! Click here for a video of T.D's
Whilst publishing most of his work online, Philip has also produced a number of works for saxophone, published by Saxtet Publications, a leading UK company based in Birmingham. The Lone Ar-ranger, for Brass Band, is published by Thornes Music (Shrewsbury, UK). The American specialist company, T.D. Ellis publishes Philip's bassoon-quartet arrangements of The
Lone Ar-ranger! And Samba..alla Turca! Click here for a video of T.D's
Some Wind Band pieces, and an orchestral version of The Lone Ar-ranger are published by top Swiss company, Editions Marc Reift. May Hill Edition, based in Gloucestershire, UK, publishes Steve Marshall's arrangement of The Lone Ar-ranger for Recorder Orchestra, whilst three pieces for mandolin, in both solo and duet versions, edited by Alison Stephens, are published by Cheshire-based company, Astute Music. Another specialist American company, HaMaR, publishes Samba..alla Turca! for percussion ensemble. All of Philip's compositions are also available direct in PDF form - please click here for further details.Click here for a current list of Philip's online works at SibeliusMusic.
ensemble, Bassoonery, playing The Lone Ar-ranger! All Philip's current arrangements for accordion orchestra and solo accordion are available online at MusicForAccordion.com, the world's largest eSheet accordion-music site.
