"Sounds are physical. Sometimes you could almost touch them, walk through them or throw them across the room. They are like bubbles, ephemeral and unique."
Richard Vella Sounds in Space Sounds in Time, Boosey & Hawkes, UK, 2003, pg 39
Recent Music Titles
Recent Publications
2023: "From Composing to Action".
Originally published for the Music Trust's 'Loudmouth' series
Inside the Musician.
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2021: The Music Export Business: Born Global Routledge, UK.
Rediscoveries for Chamber Choir
Repurposed arrangements of three popular songs
Both Sides Now
(Joni Mitchell)
SSS-AAA-TT-BB
Piano
arranged by
Richard Vella
Desire
(Ryan Adams)
SSS-AAA-TT-BB
Acoustic guitar
Piano
arranged by
Richard Vella
Bridge Over Troubled Water
SSS-AAA-TT-BB
Piano
Tibetan singing bowl
arranged by
Richard Vella
Available from
Released in 2022
performed by the
South Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
'Colours of Memory' can also be heard on the album
Inviting Worlds Vol 3. Navona Records (NV6482)
performed by pianist
Anna Kislitsyna
The Mise-en-scénes can be heard on the album Piano Spectrums (Tracks 2 & 3), released by Navona Records (NV6413)
Available from