COMPOSITION
Having spent much of his life singing in church choirs, it is unsurprising that Jim's musical language is heavily influenced by the sound of composers who wrote music for liturgical use — particularly the English trio of Howells, Walton, and Britten — and that the majority of his output is original choral settings of texts appropriate for use in church services
Having spent much of his life singing in church choirs, it is unsurprising that Jim's musical language is heavily influenced by the sound of composers who wrote music for liturgical use — particularly the English trio of Howells, Walton, and Britten — and that the majority of his output is original choral settings of texts appropriate for use in church services
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ARRANGEMENT
He has also written a huge number of vocal arrangements for various ensembles, including the BBC (CBBC: Do Something different), Gabrieli Consort, Neil Cowley Trio, Ingenium Ensemble, Sir Tom Jones (Spirit in the room: Charlie Darwin), The King's Singers, Manchester Chamber Choir, Tim Minchin ('Not Perfect', BBC Comedy Prom, 2011), Millfield Camerata, Papagena, VOCES8, and Worcester Cathedral Chamber Choir. His arrangements have been nominated for three Contemporary A cappella Recording Awards -
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- and featured on two further CARA-nominated Voces8 discs: In the beginning (Best Jazz Album, 2013; Best European Album, 2013) and Christmas (Best Classical Album, 2013).
ORCHESTRATION
Jim has also been commissioned to write orchestrations for numerous artists, including the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, and Heritage Orchestra (Tim Minchin And His Orchestra tour).
ORCHESTRATION
Jim has also been commissioned to write orchestrations for numerous artists, including the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, and Heritage Orchestra (Tim Minchin And His Orchestra tour).