Will Todd Catalogue of Works Choral Music

Ode to a Nightingale
(2011) (2011)
for soprano, baritone, choir and orchestra - commissioned by Hertfordshire Chorus. Duration 8 minutes.

A Mass for the People of Guildford Amazing Grace

(2010)

for choir and organ - commissioned by Guildford Cathedral. Duration 17 minutes.

for choir and jazz ensemble/trio or piano. Duration 7 minutes. Available on SMITFCD02.

Let the Glory of God make me Fully Alive Te Deum (2009)

(2010)

for choir and organ - commissioned by Salisbury Diocesan Choral Festival. Duration 6 minutes.

for soprano, choir, childrens choir and ensemble - commissioned by Vivace Chorus. Duration 36 minutes. Available on TYA004.

Durham Jazz Evensong

(2008)

for SATB and jazz trio or ensemble - commissioned by St Oswalds Church, Durham. Duration 30 minutes. Available on SMITFCD02.

Requiem

(2008)

for soprano, choir and guitar - commissioned by the Fairhaven Singers of Cambridge. Duration 37 minutes. Available on TYA003.

Praise the Lord O My Soul Stay with Me Lord Whatif!

(2007) (2006) (2006)

(2007) - setting of Psalm 146

for double choir - commissioned by Salisbury Cathedral. Duration 10 minutes.

(2007) - words by Ben Dunwell (after Padre Pio)

for SATB and piano - commissioned by the Genesis Foundation. Duration 7 minutes.

for SATB, piano, bass and drums - commissioned by Durham County Youth Choir. Duration 12 minutes.

Before Action Let us be True

for SATB - commissioned by the BBC Singers. Duration 5 minutes.

for SATB, solo violin, piano, organ, percussion & strings - commissioned by Newcastle Bach Choir. Duration 12 minutes.

Among Angels

(2006) - libretto Ben Dunwell

for 16 part SATB with 2 harps - commissioned by the Genesis Foundation and premiered by The Sixteen. Duration 15 minutes.

Angel Song II

(2005) (2004) - latin text with additional words by Ben Dunwell

for SATB - commissioned by the Vasari Singers. Duration 5 minutes. (Available on SIGCD059)

Gala and Gloria

for soprano, mezzo and baritone soloists, chorus, orchestra and brass band - commissioned by Durham Choral Society. Duration 20 minutes.

Mass in Blue (2003/2004) - latin text

for soprano, chorus and jazz ensemble or trio - commissioned by Hertfordshire Chorus. Duration 42 minutes. (Available on SIGCD083)

Agnus Dei

(2003) - latin text

for soprano, chorus and orchestra - commissioned 2003 by Derby Choral Union for Emma Kirkby. Duration 7 minutes.

And My Friend Firework

(2003) - libretto David Simpatico

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for voices and ensemble - written for the 1 anniversary of 9/11. Duration 12 minutes

(2002) - libretto Elizabeth Clarke Melville (2000) (2000) (1999) - libretto Tim Fowler

for voices and orchestra - commissioned by Glyndebourne for their Youth Opera group.

Damned & Divine

12 voices, clarinet, trumpet, trombone and drum - commissioned by ENO Studio.

Christus Est Stella A Song of Creation

SATB - commissioned by Durham Singers (Available on TYA001)

cantata for soprano, tenor and baritone soli, chamber choir, childrens choir, chorus and orchestra - commissioned by Derby Choral Union. Duration 52 minutes Libretto on the theme of creation and storytelling drawing on different religious/scientific traditions

Malvern Magnificat Song of Simeon

(1999)

for SSAA, brass, percussion and organ - commissioned by Malvern Girls College

(1999)

for SSAATTBB - commissioned by Clare College Cambridge. (Available on TYA001)

Gloria for Durham, North Carolina Op.14 (1998)

for SATB and brass/wind band

The Ballad of Will Jobling

(1997)

for baritone, male voice choir and piano (optional brass arrangement) - commissioned by Lemington Male Voice Choir. Duration 10 minutes

In Praise of Trees

(1997)

for SATB soli, choir and chamber ensemble - commissioned by Bedales. Duration 14 minutes Setting of poetry by Rabindranath Tagore

The Burning Road

(1996) - libretto Ben Dunwell

cantata for soprano and baritone soli, chorus and orchestra commissioned by Northampton Bach Choir. Duration 38 minutes (Available on SILKD 6021) Libretto based on the story of the 1936 Jarrow March

Saint Cuthbert

(1995/1996) - libretto Ben Dunwell

Oratorio for soprano, tenor and baritone soli, chorus, organ and orchestra. Duration 80 minutes. (Recorded by The Hall on MWM CDSP56) Libretto based on the life of the famous Northumbrian Saint

Magnificat

(1995) (1995) - settings of Celtic Prayers

for chamber choir and organ - commissioned by Queens College Cambridge. (Available on MMSCD5)

The Sacred Three

for upper voices and chamber orchestra - commissioned by Malvern Girls College. Duration 13 minutes.

Communion Service Midwinter

(1993)

SATB & organ (Available on TYA001)

(1992) - libretto Ben Dunwell

Cantata for soprano and baritone soli, chorus and orchestra commissioned 1992 by Queens College Cambridge. Duration 37 minutes. (Available on Nimbus IKB1) Libretto on the theme of love and winter, contained within a 7 movement symphonic structure.

Short Choral Works

Bring us O Lord God (SMITFCD02) - choir and jazz ensemble (4 mins 30) Come Down and Hold Me (SMITFCD02) - choir and jazz ensemble (4 mins 30) Praise the Lord O My Soul - choir & organ (5 mins - commissioned by the Southern Cathedrals Festival) Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis - childrens choir & organ (4 mins - commissioned by St Edmundsbury Cathedral) You Have Seen the House Built - choir & organ (5 mins - commissioned by Chichester Cathedral) How Shall I Tell of Such Love to Me choir a capella (5 mins - commissioned by the Britten Pears Chamber Choir) Make Not a Bond of Love choir & piano/organ (4 mins - commissioned by Jeremy Backhouse) O Lux Beata choir & organ (5 mins) commissioned by The Fotheringhay Singers) Lead me Lord choir and organ (3 mins 30 written for Durham School) Ave Verum Corpus (TYA001) - choir & piano/organ (4 mins - written for Chislehurst & Sidcup Grammar School) The Windhover - (TYA001) - choir & organ (4 mins) None Other Lamb (TYA001) - choir a cappella (3 mins) Lighting The Way (TYA001) - voices & piano (3 mins - for the 1999 Lighting the Way Festival in Durham Cathedral) Christ Is The Morning Star (MMSCD4) - choir & piano/organ (5 mins) Lighten Our Darkness (MMSCD4) - choir & organ (4 mins) Come Now My Beloved - choir a cappella (4 mins 30)

Carols
My Lord has Come carol for choir a capella (3 mins 30). Published in OUP Carols for Choirs 5. An Earthly Blessing carol for upper voices & piano (3 mins 30) Every Stone Shall Cry (TYA001) - carol for choir & piano (2 mins 30) The Christ Child (TYA001) - carol for choir & piano (3 mins 30) The Virgins Song (TYA001) - carol for choir a cappella (3 mins) A Boy was Born (TYA001) - carol for choir a cappella (3 mins) On Christmas Day (DS100) - carol for choir & organ (3 mins 30 - written for Durham School) The Rose - carol for choir & piano (3 mins 30 - written for Durham School)

Theatre Music
Pusila
(2008) - libretto Ben Dunwell
Theatre work in Development with Opera Genesis at the Royal Opera House. Based on the assassination of Ninoy Aquino.

Sweetness & Badness

(2006) - libretto Michael Wicherek

A one act opera for 5 singers and 6 instrumentalists, exploring themes relevant to its target audience of 14-17 year olds. Commissioned by WNO Max for a tour of schools and theatres in Wales and England in Autumn 2006. The story of a boy who screams for no apparent reason. A boy with problems of every sort: dysfunctional, disliked, trouble to teachers, an unwanted stat in league tables. This was his last chance. This was the first day at his new school. He had no intention of falling in love with the wrong girl.

Whirlwind

(2006) - libretto Ben Dunwell

One act opera commissioned by Streewise Opera for a cast of 4 professional principals with a 3-part amateur chorus of homeless / ex-homeless people. Premiered at The Sage Gateshead in October 2006. Orch - fl/picc, hn, tpt, pno, gtr/elec gtr, 2 perc, vln, live electronics The tale of the lost Devon village of Hallsands, destroyed in a great storm in 1917 following several years of government-approved dredging. Whirlwind follows the story of Lizzie May Prettyjohn, the last survivor of the gales, as she guides tourists around the ruins of her village where past and present mingle together..

The Woodlanders

(2006) - libretto Ben Dunwell

Music theatre piece in development as part of a residency at the National Opera Studio. Based on the 1886 novel of the same title by Thomas Hardy. Sequences from the show were presented at the opera studio in April 2006.

The Blackened Man

(2001) - libretto Ben Dunwell

A two act opera runner up in the International Giuseppe Verdi Opera Competition 2001. A story of politics and human drama in the history of Jarrow miner Will Jobling, unjustly hanged for murder in the 1830s North East. A story first explored by Will Todd and Ben Dunwell in the 1997 Ballad of Will Jobling. Developmental/Production History - Written for the International Giuseppe Verdi Opera Competition 2001 where it received second prize. The work was produced in workshop form at the Royal Opera House Linbury Studio in September 2002 with the first fully-staged production at the Buxton Festival in July 2004.

The Screams of Kitty Genovese

(2000) - story and libretto David Simpatico

90 minute music-theatre work for 12 actor-singers and pit ensemble. Orch - fl/picc, cl/bass cl, ten sax, hrn, trpt, trbn, elec gtr, bass gtr, drum kit, 2 perc/timps, pno, kbds, db Based on the true 1964 story of New Yorker Kitty Genovese who was stabbed to death outside her home while 38 neighbours watched from their windows Developmental/Production History - Developed at Opera Lab and the Eugene O'Neill National Music Theatre Conferences between 1998 and 2000 and workshopped as a full version at The ENO Works in 2000 and 2001. In September 2001, Kitty was chosen for the National Alliance of Music Theatre Conference in New York City, and had its first full production in a student showcase at the Boston Conservatory in October 2001. A workshop performance took place at New Yorks Public Theater in November 2004, and several staged performances at the New York Music Theater Festival in September 2006.

Tales from the End of Northworld

(1999) - libretto Ben Dunwell

A one act opera for STB soli, chamber choir, childrens chorus and mixed ensemble (for amateur performers with professional soloists/instrumentalists). Duration 1 hour 10 minutes. Orch - 1.0.1.0. - 1.2.1.1. - pno, kit, accordion 2 vln, vla, vc, db Based on Norse Myths and commissioned for the 1999 Northlands Festival as their community opera project in 1999. It is designed to encompass movement, dance, singing, storytelling and acting and is a work about the power of stories and the circular nature of time.

Daniel & The Pride of Kings Isambard Kingdom Brunel

(1997) - libretto Ben Dunwell

A two act musical based on the biblical story of Daniel

(1993) - libretto Ben Dunwell

Operatic musical in 3 acts with 13 roles and large chorus. Orch - 2(II=picc/alto).1(=cor).2(I=alto sax, II=sop/ten sax).1 - 4.3.3.1. - hp, kbd, pno/kbd, kit, timps, 4 perc, bass gtr, strings A musical treatment of the life of Brunel (1806 1859), the famous 19 Century Engineer who built the Great Western Railway and the SS Great Britain. Through-scored with a large orchestra - intended as an amplified show. Premiered at the Colston Hall, Bristol to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the launch of the SS Great Britain.
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Instrumental and Orchestral Music

Jazz Concerto for Clarinet Trumpet Concerto Celebration
(2000) (1995) (1994) (2000) (2007)
clarinet and orchestra - commissioned for Emma Johnson. Duration 18 minutes.

trumpet and orchestra - commissioned by York Symphony Orchestra. Duration 36 minutes.

chamber work; clarinet, trumpet, percussion, piano, violins

Violin Concerto

for violin and orchestra - commissioned by The Brunel Ensemble. Duration 33 minutes.

Orchestral Suite from Isambard Kingdom Brunel

for orchestra. Duration 15 minutes (Available on Nimbus IKB1)

Saxophone Concerto

(1991)

for tenor saxophone, piano, double bass, drums and orchestra. Duration 20 minutes. (Available on Nimbus IKB1)