Catalogue of Compositions
Phillip’s music is strongly influenced by his native Lake District and by history. His main musical influences are found in continuing and reconciling a pastoral British tradition.
Gloria (2020)
My setting of the Gloria was written during the Coronavirus pandemic of 2020, and what I imagined might initially be an introspective and melancholy work actually turned out to be one of my most ebullient and colourful pieces, spurred on by this unusual and percussive collection of instruments.
When in Our Music (2019)
When in Our Music is a ‘festival’ anthem for choir, brass, percussion and organ, written to be a celebratory and optimistic offering full of vibrancy and verve.
Noah’s Fire (2015)
Noah’s Fire is my largest work to date, as well as the most ambitious and with the longest gestation. This work is envisaged as an oratorio in the ‘British Oratorio Tradition’, a tradition of large-scale, choral-orchestral works.