The initial idea for this piece came from the 'touch' of the keyboard, a tactile experience that developed into a battle between legato and staccato.

‘Forgotten Worlds’, the composer writes, ‘was originally written in a version for speaker, flute, cello and piano as part of a set using texts by the Galway-based poet, Moya Cannon.

These ensemble pieces are intended for classroom use, hence the variable instrumentation which may be played by any combination of classroom or orchestral instruments.

Five simple arrangements of folk songs from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Finland with evocative illustrations by the composer’s father.