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Hello. I’m an untutored, novice composer (not classically trained). My new piece begins melancholically and builds stirringly, before calming down. Also this is actually a first draft! The proper version with painstakingly reworked outro will be posted next week. In the meantime, please enjoy my debut!

Made a small tribute to Ferdinand Cheval. He lived from 19 April 1836 – 19 August 1924 and was a French postman. He had much imagination and one day he decided to make a palace of his own. 33 years long he build his own fantasy palace: 'Palais idéal'. One can still visit it in Hauterives. This piece of music is not so much a musical description of the palace but a tribute to the man who build the palace of his dreams with relentless perseverance. He made inscriptions in his palace and one of them reads: 1879-1912 10,000 days, 93,000 hours, 33 years of struggle. Let those who think they can do better try." If you ever feel like giving up the arts: think of Ferdinand Cheval! Hommage à Ferdinand Cheval.mp3

Just happened to pop on here... What a lovely madrigal. You have a knack with choral writing - modern enough but still easily singable. Lovely harmony and interplay of parts. Well, you won me over straight away with Anne Bronte. Well done for finding this poem. She didn't write a lot but she's among the faves. The publication of the Bronte's poems is fascinating. Well done.