Current/Other Projects
Below is a selection of other projects which SPMS has been involved with, including the major new Street Opera 24/Seven. Select the links for more detailed information on each.
Below is a selection of other projects which SPMS has been involved with, including the major new Street Opera 24/Seven. Select the links for more detailed information on each.
24/Seven - A Street Opera - The acclaimed, major piece of musical theatre, with music by Stephen Powell and lyrics by Stephen Francis.
Midge Ure - Orchestrated - The stunning album of reimagined and orchestrated versions of Ultravox hits and Midge Ure classic tracks, including Vienna, Dancing With Tears In My Eyes, Hymn and If I Was - and an original track called Ordinary Man.
Andrew Sparrow - Chiaroscuro Suite - The beautiful first orchestral suite by Andrew Sparrow, recorded by the Czech Film Orchestra.
Andrew Sparrow - Pluto's Crossing - The second, captivating orchestral suite by Andrew Sparrow, recorded by the Czech Film Orchestra.
Ancel Newton - Doomed Youth - The new song cycle for baritone and piano, with poems from the First World War set to music by Ancel Newton.
Geraint Lewis: Harp Concerto - The Harp Concerto by Welsh composer Geraint Lewis. Commissioned by Sinfonia Cymru and played by Catrin Finch.
Britten: Six Metamorphoses After Ovid - A CD with two new recordings of this masterpiece by George Caird and Nicholas Daniel, plus the original 1952 recording by Joy Boughton. Accompanied by a 20,000 word study booklet by George Caird, with music examples by SPMS.
Spirit of Piaf - After a successful stage production of Piaf at the 2005 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Margaret Griffiths (vocal), Stephen Powell (piano), Richard Adey (accordion) and others have released a CD of many of the most popular Edith Piaf songs under the title The Essential Spirit of Piaf.