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Alfred has a wealth of experience conducting and writing for brass bands, concert bands and symphony orchestras. Through his work in the educational field he has developed a capacity to score for any given ensemble in any idiom on demand.

Original Works include:

Band in Concert
Celebration Suite   Overture, Meditation and March
Concerto For Solo Percussion and Orchestra (Commissioned by the Welsh Arts Council)
  Also available for brass band and concert band.
Earthmover   1970s disco style.
Fuguedance  For solo piano and concert band.
                       "A moto perpetuo movement filled with percussive power." Winds Magazine 2006 
Hunter's Gigue  For solo horns and concert band.
Meet the Band   Overture for concert band or brass band. Introducing the band by means of a lively tour through different styles: Baroque, Romantic, Rock.
Pendragon Suite   For concert band or brass band. A short five-movement suite portraying life in the court of King Arthur. Ideal for the younger band.
The Triumphs of Avalon   A tone poem for concert or brass band. A dramatic and    challenging work representing King Arthur's final days on the mystical island of Avalon.
Vectis Suite   For concert band or symphony orchestra. A three-movement suite describing the Isle of Wight's historical and pictorial past.   
   "An attractive, evocative and challenging work." Winds Magazine 2005 


Arrangements include:


ABBA   "Arrival" Overture  
Sailor's Tale   (as told by the captain of The Pinafore)
Le "Elephantasy"   Theme and variations for Tuba
Overture Nabucco
Postcard from the USA.   A portrait of the USA through traditional songs.
Warsaw Concerto  For solo piano and wind band.
Christmas Music  
        – In Dulce Jubilo (and Ships!)  
        – Born is He Little Child Divine   
        – Conventry Carol   (in the style of Henry Purcell)
        – "Chaconne"  based on The First Noel
        – Christmas Themes and Fanfare

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