MARTIN BUSSEY is an experienced and versatile composer with a varied catalogue of works.  His interests include song, choral music for a variety of forces, and organ music, as well as instrumental works.  His larger scale choral works have been well received, beginning with The Pied Piper (1985) and A Brand plucked from the Burning, (1989) his cantata celebrating the life and work of John Wesley.  In 2002 the first performances of Severn Meadows were given, a work tracing the life of the poet/composer Ivor Gurney through his own writings.  There have been many performances of his song cycles setting individual poets: A Chainless Soul (Emily Bronte), Poems of 1912/13 (Thomas Hardy) and Blue remembered hills (Housman). His choral music includes challenging a capella works, such as Ave Maria and Christ is the morning star, as well as simpler, accompanied music, for example, Listen sweet dove (Whitsunday). Many audiences have enjoyed his choral arrangements of classics such as I’ve got you under my skin, The Carnival is over and Sentimental Journey.

The SCORES GALLERY contains a selection of compositions and extracts of Martin’s work.