Below is a timeline of key moments on my composing journey, framed by where I was working. 日本版はこちら。
The timeline in my career as an academic.
April 2018-present: Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
2025:
First Performances: Sinfonia Concertante (scheduled for 17 May)
Recordings Released:
Works Completed:
2024:
First Performances: The Ocean in Summer (29 July), Variations on The Lord’s Prayer (14 December), Love Came Down at Christmas (14 December, piano quintet version), Music on Christmas Morning (14 December, piano quintet version)
Recordings Released: Variations on The Lord’s Prayer (YouTube), Love Came Down at Christmas (YouTube, piano quintet version), Music on Christmas Morning (YouTube, piano quintet version), Joya no Kane/New Year’s Bell (YouTube, piano quintet version)
Works Completed: Op. 20 Variations on The Lord’s Prayer
2023:
First Performances: Trio Concertante (6 May), Shigeru’s War (24 June), Berceuse (30 September).
Recordings Released: CD – Trio Concertante (released 24 May + YouTube).
Works Completed: Op. 16-2 Love Came Down at Christmas, Op. 17 The Ocean in Summer, Op. 18 Shigeru’s War, Op. 19 Sinfonia Concertante.
2022:
First Performances: Four Songs of Love and Loss and Summer Songs (26 June 2022); New Year’s Eve Bell (20 November 2022).
Recordings Released: Summer Songs Salon Concert (YouTube); New Year’s Eve Bell (Joya no Kane) (YouTube).
Works Completed: Op. 15 Summer Songs and Op. 16-1 Music on Christmas Morning.
2021:
First Performances: String Quartet in C (Chofu International Music Festival).
Works Completed: Op. 13 String Quartet in C and Op. 14 Joya no Kane.
2020:
Works Completed: Op. 12 Four Songs of Love and Loss.
2019:
Works Completed: Op. 11 Trio Concertante.
2018:
Recordings Released: CD Philip Seaton – Chamber Works (19 September).
Other: Music website created. AndArt Music established.
2004-2018: Hokkaido University
2017:
First Performances: ABC (April).
Recordings Released: A Christmas Carol (YouTube)
Works Completed: ABC (commissioned work); Op. 10 A Christmas Carol.
2005-2016:
Largely inactive as a composer.
2000-2004: DPhil at the University of Sussex (at the University of Tokyo from April 2002)
2004:
First Performances: Concerto Grosso (January);The Greatest is Love (March).
2003:
First Performances: The Mill Suite and Bitter Suite (May/June, Mill Hill Music Festival).
Works Completed: Op. 7 The Mill Suite (commissioned work), Op. 8 The Greatest is Love, and Op. 9 Concerto Grosso (commissioned work).
2002:
First Performances: Requiem (March).
Works Completed: Op. 6 Bitter Suite (revised version).
1998-2001: Nagaoka University of Technology
2001:
Works Completed: Op. 5 Requiem.
2000:
First Performances: Reflections (revised version), Memories of Japan and Rainy Day (December).
Works Completed: Op. 3 Memories of Japan and Op. 4 Rainy Day.
1998:
Works Completed: Op. 2 Reflections (revised version) and Bitter Suite (original unperformed version for string octet).
1994-1998: JET Programme in Hyogo & MA at the University of Sussex
Largely inactive as a composer.
1991-1994: University of Cambridge
1993:
First Performances: Reflections (original version).
1992:
Works Completed: Op. 2 Reflections (original version).
1985-1990: Mill Hill School
1990:
First Performances: Serenade for Solo Violin and String Orchestra (May).
1989:
Works Completed: Op. 1 Serenade for Solo Violin and String Orchestra.
1985?:
First Work Completed: Berceuse.