COMPOSITIONS  
 

 

MOST RECENT

 
 

STRING QUARTET WITH ELECTRIC GUITAR - "UNTER DEN GRUNDEN" - UNDER THE REASON - COMPLETED SEPTEMBER 2011 - PART OF A SERIES OF 3 MINUTE COMPOSITIONS - "SQUEAKY SINGLES"
   
 

 

TWO PIANO CIRCLES CONCEIVED DURING 24 HOUR COLLABORATION WITH IVANOV AND CHAN - ON A MOUNTAIN IN NORTHERN ITALY AND ON A ROOFTOP IN THE HONG KONG DISTRICT OF SHAM SHUI PO (see projects)(PREMIERED AT THE ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL - CORE BALLROOM 21MAY2011 - Avacado Music Production)

 

Piano CIRCLES
   
 

COLLABORATION WITH LAND ART - CIRCLE PAINTING COMPOSITIONS - PAPA WESTRAY COMMISSION - CIRCLES - MUSIC PLAYED BY 12 MUSICIANS IN A CIRCLE 50m - 20m diameter depending on volume considerations of the particular instrumentation. See Projects for more details.
   CIRCLES
   
 

BRASS QUINTETS 

CHUCK'S BIG LEAPS -
Premiered, commissioned and recorded by
Mardi Brass

 


SOMETHING BORROWED - Premiered,commissioned and recorded by
Mardi Brass
   
 

PIANO TRIOS

HIGHWAY OF ABANDON -
Commisioned, premiered and recorded by the Bekova Piano Trio with Marc Layton Bennett on percussions



SOUND LIKE SKUNK -
Commisioned, recorded, premiered by the Fidelio Trio - here recorded and played by James
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SOLO CELLO

THREE CELLO CAPRICES -
Commisioned, recorded and premiered by
Alfia Nakipbekova



 

CELLO QUARTETS

   Cello Quartets premiered and recorded by CellorhythmicsCE
   
 

SAXOPHONE QUARTETS

   Saxophone quartet commissioned, premiered and recorded by KINTERMARNI SAX QUARTET.
   
 

STRING QUARTETS
FLAT LINE STRING QUARTET WITH PURE SOUND WAVE B natural. Oringinally written and recorded in 4 working days for dance and film collaboration with Chiara Ambrosio and Melanie Simpson - premiered at the Space Theatre on the Isle of Dogs

 

 

UNTER DEN GRUNDEN String Quartet with Electric Guitar WCMO String Quartet -No World premier as yet .

 
 
   
 
 

 

 WCMO

WORKING CLASSICAL MUSIC ORCHESTRA
MARC LAYTON BENNETT - DRUMS , SERGIO LAVIOLA - GUITAR/BASS - NEVILLE MURRAY - PERCUSSION, CAROLINE RAWLINSON -PIANO
MIKEY KIRKPATRIC - FLUTES, JOSIE SIMMONS - SAXS, YLVA CEDAR - OBOE, AIDEN MCCONVILLE - HORN IN F, MARTIN RADFORD - CELLO, ALFIA BEKOVA - CELLO, JAMES HESFORD, CELLO, VIOLIN, GUITAR.

DEBUT CD OBJECTIVITY MAINTENANCE

WCMO 1




 
   
 

ARRANGEMENTS  

BEACH BOYS - "GOOD VIBRATIONS" - ARRANGED FOR CELLO OCTET AND DRUMS

 


"HIDEAWAY" FREDDIE KING - BLUES - ARRANGED FOR CELLO QUARTET AND PERCUSSIONS (CONGAS) Marc Leyton Bennett
   
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