"Summertime Samba!"
The sun is out and Summer is here!

It's time to celebrate life with this colourful spectacle of musical enjoyment and fun! Capture the spirit of Brazil's Rio Carnival with this foot-tapping, infectiously happy dance.

"The Wellerman Jig"
Oooh Arrr - Ahoy There Me Hearties!! This is a fast and lively Jig based on the 19th Century Sea Shanty "The Wellerman Song" recently made famous on Tik Tok and YouTube, sung by Nathan Evans.
Sea Shanties were intended to be performed "a capella" by sailors on ships - instead I've made it into a fast lively "Jig".

"A Spring in Your Step"
This is a waltz I composed for flute and piano.

My inspiration came from my annual ritual of watching on TV the New Year's Day concert from Vienna.

My piece is intended to convey the simplistic joy and beauty of this charming triple-time genre.

"Circle Dance"

"Hora" is a type of "circle dance" originating in Jewish communities.
The folk-dancers join together in a circle during the performance, often linking arms.

This livley dance is full of character.

Join in the fun and get those toes tapping!!

"Slavonic Folk Dance"

The YouTube video footage is of Eastern European dancers dancing to original folk music, and this is my lively dance in this style.

I've tried to recreate the celebration of Eastern European traditional culture in a joyous, carefree and innocent way.

"Let's Dance!"

This is my energetic flute piece inspired by the popular dance crazes of the 1940's, 50' and 60's.
Just pure, unbridled FUN!

Rock 'n' Roll, Jive, you name it - put on your blue suede shoes and join in!

"Rock 'n' Roll Party!"
It's 1950's swing-time! This is my fun-filled composition for flute and piano - or backing track.

It also sounds fine as an unaccompanied flute solo.
I've based it unashamedly on the 12-bar blues chord sequence.
Put on your blue suede shoes, grab your partner and get down on the dance-floor!!

"Dance of the Sauvages"
This "Dance of the Savages" by Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 - 1764), has been arranged for flute and piano (or harpsichord).

I've transposed it down to D minor (from the original F sharp minor) to suit the range of the flute.
It's an instrumental piece from Rameau's opera, Les Indes galantes (The Amorous Indies).