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 VOCES8, The King's Singers, Papagena, The Queen's Six, Gabrieli Consort, Neil Cowley Trio, and Ingenium Ensemble, and for special projects with Sir Tom Jones, Paul Simon, Tim Minchin, and the BBC. 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 Sir Bryn Terfel, Raye, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, and Heritage Orchestra.
ORCHESTRATION
Jim has also been commissioned to write orchestrations for numerous artists, including Sir Bryn Terfel, Raye, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, and Heritage Orchestra.