POD-Released in 2005 the album Once Around The Sun is the outcome of Joby Talbot's residency with Classic FM. During his year in residence Talbot composed a new piece of music each month scoredfor up to five instruments. The resulting twelve compositions were then premiered on Classic FM and were recorded on CD. February - The Arctic Circle was the second piece to be composed and is scored herefor Ensemble (Violin Cello Vibraphone and Piano).

A fabulous medley to celebrate the penultimate episode in the Harry Potter journey. Remaining true to the soundtrack this piece is perfect for school orchestras.For full orchestra.Instrumentation includes Vibraphone Bells Marimba Timpani Snare Wind Chimes Hi-Hat Cymbals Bass Drum Finger Cymbals Suspended Cymbals Triangle Ride Cymbal Low Tom and Piano.

Premiered at the festival 'Magma Berlin 2002' by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by David Robertson 29th November 2002.3 Flutes 1st and 2nd also Alto Flutes in G 3rd also Piccolo3 Oboes 3rd also Cor Anglais in F3 Clarinets in Bb 3rd also Bass Clarinet in Bb3 Bassoons 3rd also Contra Bassoon4 Horn in F3 Trumpets in Bb3 Trombones1 TubaTimpani4 Percussion four playersPlayer 1 - Vibraphone Glockenspiel Water Chime Bell Tree Japanese Wood Blocks Cymbal (Suspended) TamTam (Medium)Player 2 - Triangle Tubular Bells Crotales Marimba Chinese CymbalPlayer 3 - TamTam (Large) Java Gong(Large very low) Bell Lyra (Handheld) Sizzle CymbalPlayer 4 - Bass Drum Glockenspiel Xylophone1 Harp1 Piano also CelestaStrings - 16/14/12/10/8All transposing instruments are notated in their relevant transpositions.Any accidental apply only to the note that it immediately precedes except tied notes.Naturals appear occasionally 'for safety'.'LISTENING EARTH' is a symphonic drama a one- movement composition in four parts based on the work by two writers Joseph Addison (1672-1719) and W.H.Auden (1907-1973). Joseph Addison is not particularly well known; he was English a classical scholar essayist poet and politician but one of his hymns was used by Benjamin Britten. in his setting of a Thomas Tallis canon.The hymn is singularly beautiful and being a composer always inspired by extramusical stimuli such as poems nature paintings I was immediately convinced when I carne across the Addison hymn that here was exactly what I wanted to use as my major source of inspiration for this piece commissioned by and written for The Berlin Philharmonic. I don't refer to the hymn in its entirety but have chosen the following 3 excerpts all acting as mottos for the first three sections of the piece thus turning the piece into a straightforward tonepoem in the classical

Full Score-Something Connected With Energy was composed in 2008 and was commissioned by the Festival Della Scienza 2008 Genova Italy with financial support by ERG. Scored for Flute/ Piccolo Clarinet/ BassClarinet Alto/ Tenor Saxophone Horn Trumpet Vibraphone Piano and Strings. Duration is approximately: 48 minutes.