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The overcoat
No full textOpera in two acts (2002-2003), duration 105 minutes.
Libretto by Hattie Naylor after a short story by Nikolaj Gogol
Netsuke fragments (part I)
No full textFor two pianos, duration 7 minutes.
This piece was first performed on 11 January 2005 by Cassie Yukawa (piano) and Rosey Chan (piano) at the Purcell Room, London
Poetic conceits
No full textFor piano solo, duration 25 minutes.
This piece was written for Daniel Becker, who gave the premiere on 8 March 2006 at the Purcell Room, London.
It is formed of five movements: Epigram; Of silence and slow time; Epigraph; Cold pastoral; and Mad pursuits.
A recording by Maria Marchant is available on SoundCloud (see the audio tab below)
Élégie [Debussy arr. Hesketh]
No full textBy Claude Debussy, arranged for ensemble (alto flute, bass clarinet in Bb, harp, two violins, viola, and cello) by Kenneth Hesketh, duration 2 minutes.
The recording linked below is by the St Cecilia Ensemble conducted by Richard Miller
Of a rose sing we
No full textFor SATB chorus and orchestra, duration 6 minutes.
This work was first performed by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra conducted by Ian Tracey on 16 December 2008, during Hesketh’s tenure as Composer in the House with the orchestra and its associated ensembles from 2007-2009.
The recording linked below is by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir conducted by Ian Tracey
Danceries (set I) [version for orchestra]
No full textFor orchestra, duration 12 minutes.
Versions of this piece are also available for brass band (see https://researchonline.rcm.ac.uk/id/eprint/1552/ on this repository) and symphonic wind band (see https://researchonline.rcm.ac.uk/id/eprint/1553/)
Danceries (set I) [version for symphonic wind band]
No full textFor symphonic wind band, duration 12 minutes.
This piece was first performed by the Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra conducted by Clark Rundell as part of the BASBWE/RNCM International Wind Festival in April 2000.
It has been recorded by the Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra, conducted by Clark Rundell (Chandos CHAN10284); the International Youth Wind Orchestra conducted by Glenn Price (Mark Custom Records 4745-MCD); the AAAA Honor Band Friendswood High School Wind Ensemble conducted by Gregory Dick (Mark Custom Records 8759-MCD); the Pennsylvania All-State Concert Band conducted by John Oelrich (Mark Custom Records 52751-MCD); the Showa Wind Symphony conducted by Eugene Migliaro Corporon (Cafua Records CACG-0032); the Northwestern State University of Louisiana Wind Symphony conducted by Jeffrey C. Matthews (Mark Custom Records 54981-MCD); and the University of Calgary Wind Ensemble conducted by Glenn Price (Arktos Recordings 200148).
A video is also available of a 2005 performance by the Philharmonic Winds, Singapore, conducted by Robert Casteels (see the video tab below).
Versions of this piece are also available for orchestra (see https://researchonline.rcm.ac.uk/id/eprint/1551/) and brass band (see https://researchonline.rcm.ac.uk/id/eprint/1552/)
Masque [version for brass band]
No full textFor brass band, duration 5 minutes.
This piece was first performed on 3 February 2001 by the Black Dyke Band conducted by Nicholas Childs at the Royal Northern College of Music Festival of Brass.
It has been recorded by the Leyland Band conducted by Michael Fowles (Faber Music 0-571-52109-9); the Yorkshire Building Society Band conducted by David King (Polyphonic QPRL 214D); the Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines conducted by Lt. Col. Chris Davies (Doyen DOY CD191); the European Youth Brass Band (Doyen DOY CD281); and Foden's Band conducted by Michael Fowles (Doyen DOY CD309).
Versions of this work are also available for orchestra (see https://researchonline.rcm.ac.uk/id/eprint/1555/) and symphonic wind band (see https://researchonline.rcm.ac.uk/id/eprint/1557/)
Sonate for oboe [Dutilleux arr. Hesketh]
No full textBy Henri Dutilleux, arranged for oboe and orchestra by Kenneth Hesketh, duration 11 minutes. A recording of this work by Juliana Koch (oboe) with the Sinfonia of London conducted by John Wilson is available on Chandos (CHSA5263), see https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHSA%205263. Excerpts from this recording are available on the publisher's webpage (see 'Official URL' on the Metadata tab below)
Hark! the herald angels sing [Mendelssohn arr. Hesketh]
No full textArranged by Kenneth Hesketh for SATB choir and organ, or SATB choir and orchestra, duration 4 minutes. A recording of the orchestral version is available at this link: http://www.kennethhesketh.co.uk/seasonal