The Memory Garden

This piece was composed for the wonderful guitarist Jack Hancher - you can hear his beautiful rendition on Spotify here or on YouTube here. Here is a little further information about the inspiration behind the music:

I have two wonderful grandmas, and this piece was written in honour of both of them. I have imagined stepping into an enchanted garden in which I am both myself as I am now and a child again, re-experiencing some of my most beautiful memories with each of my grandmas. I wanted to create the sense of wonder, discovery, and magic which both of my grandmas brought to my life from an early age. At the start of the piece, I have imagined being taken gently by the hand by my grandma as we take our first steps into the garden, her showing me things I have never seen before – fairies dancing, extraordinary flowers, swirling colours and flickering particles of light. As the piece reaches its climax, I imagine my heart swelling as I whirl around with my grandma, the world around us spinning and disappearing as we joyfully dance hand-in-hand. As the climax winds down, the opening material then returns in a new light.

Please note this score is standard notation only - no TAB.