'Currently one of my favorite British composers, John Hawkins, a student of Lutyens and Malcolm Williamson, has built an impressive body of work and a solid reputation among British musicians ... A roster of distinguished performers champion his work. – Classical Net 2007
KEYBOARD
Variations (piano) 1 movt 12'00" 'a minor masterpiece in its own right'
MUSICWEB December '03
Veiled Lightning (organ) 1 movt 7'00"
Footnote (organ) 1 movt 3'00 was one of the eight winners (out of 98 submissions!) of the 2007 Handel-Inspired competition. The pieces will be recorded by Paul Ayres and will be available in 2007 from paulayres@clara.net
STRINGS
Urizen (viola and piano - and also in versions with string orchestra and chamber orchestra) 1 movt 9'00" Published by Comus Edition
'... a late-twentieth-century musical gem' - NOTES 2002
'Cello sonata ('cello and piano) 4 movts approx. 20'00"
Un-Scene (string trio) 1 movt 5'00"
Caged Moon (String Quartet) 1 movt 6'00"
Quietus (string trio) 1 movt 4'30" Published by Comus Edition
Worlds Apart (double bass and piano) 1 movt 9'30" Published by McTier Music
Gestures (two violas) 1 movt 4'50" Published by Comus Edition
Waiting (Tango for viola and double bass) 1 movt 4'10" Published by Comus Edition
'... hauntingly memorable' THE STRAD
Shadows (viola, double bass and piano) 1 movt 3'20" Published by McTier Music
Cortège ? (violin and piano) 1 movt 5'30" Recorded on Meridian CDE 84513
Bo Bop (solo violin or viola), 2005 4'30" a bebop-influenced show piece available from Comus Edition
Tri (six violas), 2007 3'30"
WIND
Clarinet Sonata (clarinet and piano) 3 movts 10'00"
Sonata Serenata (flute and piano) 3 movts 11'40" Available from Freehand Music
Brief Encounters (flute and viola) 3 movts 5'30"
Disturbed Nights (solo oboe) 1 movt 5'00" Available from Freehand Music
also in a new version (2005) for oboe with string trio
Party Piece (clarinet and 2 violas) 1 movt with a 'klezmer' slant 4'30"
These Lovers (flute and 'cello) 5'00"
BRASS
A Walk with Ingres’ Wife (brass quintet) c. 7'00 Available from Freehand Music
Sortie (trumpet and organ) c. 5'00" is available on the CD 'North Star' on the Deux-Elles label (DXL 1097) played by Deborah Calland.
ORCHESTRA
Sea Symphony (Orchestra 2 fl/2 ob/2 cl/2 bsn/4 hn/3 tpt/3 tbn/tuba/harp/1 perc/1 timp/strings) 3 movts 25' 00"
Urizen (version for solo viola with string orchestra)
published by Comus Edition
Another Orpheus (string orchestra) 1 movt 8'00"
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