Recent News
19th January 2014
Geraldine McGreevy (soprano) and Christopher Gould (piano) will be performing 'Sorrow Stay' in a Songbook2014 recital as part of Luton Music Club's current season on Monday 20th January 2014 at 7.45pm - Luton Library Theatre.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
23rd November 2012
'Night Pieces' for solo violin will receive their German
premiere on Saturday 1st December 2012 at 8pm at konzerthaus berlin, musikclub,gendarmenmarkt, Berlin, Germany.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
9th October 2012
Great reviews for 'Orpheus Weeps' premiered by Red Note Ensemble:
'A short but compelling and well-crafted piece of music'
The 'whole room silent and transfixed for Martin Gaughan's piece played by Red Note Ensemble - beautiful!'
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
9th October 2012
'Orpheus Weeps' for violin, 'cello and bassoon, received it's premiere on 8th October by Red Note Ensemble at the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
9th October 2012
Martin has begun a MMus in Composition at Goldsmiths University.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
11th August 2012
Martin's new piece for violin, 'cello and free-bass accordion 'The Woman' was premiered as part of Red Note Ensemble's 'Noisy Nights' at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh on Monday 28th May 2012.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
5th March 2012
Martin's new work for chamber orchestra 'Miniature London Symphony by Night', will be premiered in Tampa, Florida by the Patel Conservatory Youth Orchestra on 6th May 2012, conducted by Stephen P. Brown.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
8th December 2011
'Blood Moon Dances' for violin, 'cello and harmonium will be premiered by Red Note Ensemble as part of 'Noisy Nights' at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh on Monday 12th December at 8pm. Admission is free.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
5th October 2011
'Immortal Beloved' for treble/tenor recorders and piano will be premiered on Saturday 12th November at 4pm at Konzertshaal Zellestrasse, Zellestrasse 12, Berlin-Friedrichshain. The performers will be Sylvia Hinz (recorder) and Cordula Heiland (piano).
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
8th August 2011
Martin's first operatic miniature 'Crimson' will be premiered by Six-Word Operas at the Tête à Tête Opera Festival on 11th & 12th August.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
30th April 2011
Why not listen to new recordings of 'Beloved, 'Black Roses' and 'Flowers of this painful world'? Click on my List of Works above to hear more!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
16th March 2011
'Beloved' for recorder, harpsichord and baroque cello will be premiered by Red Note Ensemble as part of 'Noisy Nights' at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh on Monday 21st March at 8pm. Admission is free.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
11th March 2011
Why not listen to Martin's first book of piano preludes, Under the Sorrowful Moon ~ 12 pieces for solo piano?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
5th March 2011
'Black Roses' for harp and mandolin will be premiered by Mary Reid (harp) as part of the Student Recital Series in the Recital Hall, Royal Academy of Music, Marylebone Road, London, NW1 5HT on Tuesday 15th March at 5.05pm. Admission is free.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday 25th February 2011
Why not listen to Martin's second book of piano preludes, Songs to the Moon ~ 12 Haiku for solo piano?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sunday 20th February 2011
Martin's song cycles Who Whispered Near Me (The Blue Hour) and River of Stars were performed by Rachel Hynes (soprano) and Louise Mott (mezzo soprano) with pianist Kelvin Lim at The Schott Music Shop, 48 Great Marlborough Street, London W1F 7BB on Sunday 20th February 2011
Sunday 19th December 2010
Martin's poems 'Laying Next To You' and 'Breathless' have been chosen to be published in two Poetry Rivals anthologies.