Saturday 2nd March 2019, 7pm, Radcliffe Centre, Buckingham, MK18 1EG. An English Idyll with Heart Strings Orchestra conducted by Rachel Fountain give a fifth performance of Winter is the Seed of Spring. Geoffrey also performs Gerald Finzi’s Eclogue for piano and strings.
Third Thursday@ Twelve Thirty 21st February 2019, St. Mary’s and St. Giles Church, Stony Stratford, MK11 1BD. Awakenings A piano recital of favourite English inspirational pieces including the complete performance of the twelve pieces of Nativity on piano in the center of a ‘sandwich’ concert.
Saturday 15th December 2018, 3 pm at St Mary’s Church, Studham, Bedfordshire, LU6 2NW. Heaven & Earth in Little Space Christmas Music for Clavichord given by Adrian Lenthall. Performances of Revelry, Angel and Nativity from the Nativity collection of twelve seasonal pieces.
Wednesday 3rd October 2018, at St Andrew’s Church, Great Linford. APOL DUO Valerie Kirby-Ashmore and Geoffrey Allan Taylor perform a sequence of light classical and popular tunes entitled Onward the Dance performance of Angel for piano solo from ‘Nativity’ collection of twelve pieces.
Thursday 17th May 2018, at St. Mary’s and St. Giles Church, Stony Stratford. APOL DUO Valerie Kirby-Ashmore and Geoffrey Allan Taylor perform a selection of light classical and more popular tunes with a folk bias. Fourth performance of Epithalamium for violin and piano.
Saturday 12th May 2018, at St. Mary’s and St. Giles Church, Stony Stratford. In ‘French Explorations’ concert a performance on two keyboards of Arabesque and Minstrel from ‘Belfry’ given by Susan Chappell and Geoffrey Allan Taylor.
Wednesday 4th October 2017, St Andrew’s Church, Great Linford. APOL DUO Valerie Kirby-Ashmore and Geoffrey Allan Taylor perform a selection of light classical and more popular tunes with a folk bias. Third performance of Epithalamium for violin and piano.
Wednesday 21st June 2017, at the home of Millie and Stan Judd, 27, Benham Road, Greens Norton, near Towcester. ‘A Summer Celebration’ For Midsummer Day. Further performances of Ornithophony and Dreamscape for piano solo.
Wednesday 7th June 2017, the New Beechey Room, York House for Stony-Live Concert. ‘A Sequence to Summer’ Byrd, Bach and Beyond with a Shakespearian bias. Second performance of Arcadian Inventions and Dreamscape given by the composer.
Sunday 1st November 2015, at Fellowship House, Hampstead Garden Suburb, Sunday Afternoon Chamber Concert Series, Clare McCaldin (soprano) and Paul Turner (piano) gave the First performance of ‘Into my heart’ words by A.E.Housman and also ‘Gathering Wood’ and ‘Is it for now or for always’ setting of Philip Larkin poems from ‘The Echoing Axe’.
Sunday 6th September 2015, at PRS for Music, 2, Pancras Square in London the Berkeley Ensemble gave a workshop performance of ‘The First Quest’ for string quartet and piano.
Sunday 31st May 2015, at the Ludlow English Song Weekend, Clare McCaldin and Iain Burnside give the first performance of ‘Is it for now or for always?’ and ‘Gathering Wood’ from the song cycle ‘The Echoing Axe’ settings of Philip Larkin poems. Both songs were later broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on the 9th June in a Lunchtime Concert with a further broadcast in 2016.
Tuesday 6th January 2015, at the home of Mary and Vaughan Stone, 66, Calverton Road, Stony Stratford. ‘New Beginnings’ Nativity. First performance of ‘Nativity’ a set of twelve seasonal pieces given by the composer. Second performance of Epithalamium for violin and piano with Valerie Kirby-Ashmore.
Sunday 12th October 2014, the Subscription Rooms, Stroud, Gloucestershire. For the – English Poetry and Song Society- Songs of Super tramp and the Great War.First public performance of The Kingfisher by W.H.Davies a prize-winner in a Song-Writing Competition given by Philip Lancaster (baritone) and Steven Kings (piano),
Friday 13th June 2014, the New Beechey Room, York House for Stony-Live Concert. French Connections ‘A Rondeau View with Rameau’ First public performance of Epithalamium for violin and piano and Dreamscape for harpsichord given by Valerie Kirby-Ashmore and the composer.
Tuesday13th May 2014, at St. Mary’s and St. Giles Church, Stony Stratford. ‘Mozart and Mates in May’. Second public performance of Presentiment to Spring for violin and piano and Ornithophony for piano given by Valerie Kirby-Ashmore and the composer.
Sunday 4th May 2014, at St. Andrew’s Church, Great Linford. Valerie Kirby-Ashmore and the composer. First public performance of Presentiment to Spring for violin and piano.
Thursday 30th January 2014, at High Street Baptist Church, Tring. Valerie Kirby-Ashmore and the composer gave the first public performance of ‘Going’ form The Echoing Axe for viola and piano.
Friday 22nd November 2013, at Regent Hall, Salvation Army, 275, Oxford Street,London W1C 2DJ. New London Wind Ensemble. First performance of Soliloquy for bassoon and piano performed by Glyn Williams and Robert Coleridge.
Friday 24th May 2013, at the home of Millie and Stan Judd, 27, Benham Road, Greens Norton, near Towcester. ‘Mozart and Mates in May’. Valerie Kirby-Ashmore and the composer gave the First private performance of Presentiment to Spring for violin and piano and Ornithophony for piano solo.
Saturday 10th November 2012, at the Final of the Krzysztof Penderecki International Composers’ Competition in Poland, in the Krzysztof Penderecki Hall in Radom, the Radom Chamber Orchestra gave the first performance of In Arboretum under Maciej Zoltowski.
Saturday 20th October 2012, St. Marylebone Parish Church, London.Annual Festival of New Organ Music, Martin Stacey gives first performance of Rings of Five for organ solo
Saturday 13th October 2012, Grove Lodge, Gawcott, near Buckingham.Valerie Kirby-Ashmore and the composer. First performance of Epithalamium for viola and piano and Dreamscape for harpsichord
Saturday 30th July 2011, Epsom College, Surrey.
National Youth Recorder Orchestra of Great Britain, conducted by Colin Touchin.
Nightscape.
Friday 10th June 2011, St. Mary and St. Giles Church, Stony Stratford.
Valerie Kirby-Ashmore and the composer.
First performance of Teba’s Triptych for viola and piano and
Tamara’s Tabbies for piano solo.
Saturday 14th May 2011, Church of Christ the Cornerstone, Milton Keynes.
Virtuosi Gus Band conducted by John Berryman. Second performance of
Opening for brass band.
Saturday 9th April 2011, Usher Theatre Leon School Bletchley.
MK Sinfonia Chamber Players Concert. First Performances of Presentiment to Spring and Eleanor’s Lullaby
for String Ensemble conducted by the composer.
Sunday 13th February 2011, Lutterworth Methodist Church.
Heart of England Recorder Orchestra, conducted by Colin Touchin.
First Performance of Nightscape.
Friday 11th June 2010, St. Mary and St. Giles Church, Stony Stratford.
Valerie Kirby-Ashmore and Geoffrey Allan Taylor.
First performance of 1. Tharmas from Valazoa, also
Cavatina for viola and piano and Eleanor’s Lullaby for piano solo.
Saturday 17th April 2010, Birmingham Conservatoire.
Heart of England Recorder Orchestra, conducted by Colin Touchin.
Eleanor’s Lullaby and Mirage.
Friday 20th November 2009, Gawcott, Holy Trinity Church, near Buckingham.
Cate McKee and Geoffrey Allan Taylor.
Footsteps to Ground a song cycle setting of five of the composer’s poems.
Monday 6th July 2009, Radcliffe Centre, Buckingham Summer Festival.
Craig Greene. Byzantium for piano solo.
Saturday 14th February 2009, Iffley Festival, Oxford.
Craig Greene. Byzantium for piano solo.
Saturday 1st November 2008, St. John the Evangelist, Islington, London.
Annual Festival of New Organ Music, Gilles Maurice Leclerc. Byzantium
Monday 13th October 2008, Stowe School, Buckingham.
Craig Greene. Byzantium for piano solo.
Tuesday 5th February 2008, Grove House, Dunstable.
Paul Bennett and Geoffrey Allan Taylor. Cavatina for viola and piano
Wednesday 14th November 2007, Radcliffe Centre, Buckingham.
Paul Bennett and Geoffrey Allan Taylor. Cavatina for viola and piano
Saturday 27th October 2007, St. Dominic’s Priory, London.
Annual Festival of New Organ Music, Ourania Gassiou. Second performance of Dreamscape for organ.
Saturday 6th October 2007, St. Dominic’s Priory, London.
Hannah Parry plays Angel and James Norrey plays Eleanor’s Lullaby.
Saturday 14th July 2007, Chantry Chapel, Buckingham.
A clavichord recital by Geoffrey Allan Taylor.
‘Departures and Homecomings: Byrd, Bach and Beyond.’
Third performance of Pages from Homer.
Saturday 3rd July 2007, At the home of Milly and Stan Judd, 27, Benham Road, Greens Norton, near Towcester. A clavichord recital by Geoffrey Allan Taylor.
‘Departures and Homecomings: Byrd, Bach and Beyond.’
Second performance of Pages from Homer.
Friday 22nd June 2007, Grove Lodge, Gawcott, near Buckingham.
A clavichord recital by Geoffrey Allan Taylor.
‘A Sequence to Summer: Byrd, Bach and Beyond.’
First performance of Arcadian Inventions and Dreamscape.
Saturday3rd March 2007, Church of Christ the Cornerstone, Milton Keynes.
Stantonbury Brass directed by Alan Jenkin. First performance of
Opening for brass band
Wednesday 22nd November 2006, Brentwood Cathedral.
A lunchtime concert for viola and piano by Paul Bennett and Donald Ray
First pubic performance of Cavatina for viola and piano in revised version.
Wednesday 1st December 2004, St Botolph’s, London. Society for the Promotion of New Music concert. David Goode give first performance of Dreamscape for organ.
Sunday 29th August 2004, St. Cecilia’s Hall, Edinburgh. Joel Speerstra clavichord recital. First performance of Pages from Homer for clavichord which was a prize winner in the first British clavichord competition.
Saturday3rd July 2004, Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Buckingham.
Buckingham Choral Society, First performance of Psalm 121 in a version for choir piano and organ conducted by Michael Ridley.
Saturday 6th September 2003, at Ashfold House, Dorton at the wedding of Valerie Cruickshank and David Cormes. Geoffrey Allan Taylor gives first performance of
Cat‘s Cradle a little piece from Tamara’s Tabbies for piano solo.
Wednesday 9th July 2003, Radcliffe Centre, Buckingham. Lunchtime concert as part of the Summer Festival. Sophie Polhill and Geoffrey Allan Taylor. First performance of ‘On Safari’, two songs, settings of the poet Gillian Veale of While the Impala Keep on Grazing and On Safari in a Zoo Park.
Thursday 13th March 2003, At the home of Angela and Dennis Jeanes, 2, Taylor’s Ride, Leighton Buzzard. Complete private performance to friends of Belfry for two pianos by Dennis Jeanes and friends.
Friday 10th May 2002, University of York. First Performance of the full orchestral work Atoll by the Orchestra of Opera North conducted by John Carewe.Chosen by the Society for the Promotion of New Music.
Sunday 26th March 2000, At the New Milton Keynes Theatre. A Living Archive Community Concert. Second performance of Invocation for a New City for orchestra by local players conducted by Robert Jones.
Saturday 18th March 2000, Cramphorn Theatre, Chelmsford. Britten Sinfonia with Jean Rigby and James MacMillan. First performance of Ground for mezzo soprano and chamber ensemble.Chosen by the Society for the Promotion of New Music.
Saturday 4th December 1999, Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Buckingham.
Buckingham Choral Society. Their special Millennium commission and first performance of A Vision: ‘Look well to this day’, for choir, soloists, string orchestra and piano, a setting of a Sanskrit text. with Carolyn Sampson, Susanna Spicer, Benjamin Rayfield and Francis Brett and conducted by Michael Ridley.
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