PAUL CORFIELD GODFREY

PAUL CORFIELD GODFREY
was born in London and after a period of residence in Ireland now lives in Wales, studying composition and conducting at various times with Alan Bush and David Wynne. His works as a composer include four symphonies: various chamber and instrumental works including sonatas for flute, saxophone and violin: two large-scale concert works for piano: songs with accompaniment for piano, for chamber ensemble and for full orchestra: choral works and arrangements: operas, including The Dialogues of Oisin and Saint Patric and Arcturus both performed in Cardiff and elsewhere in South Wales: and a cycle of epic scenes based on J R R Tolkien's posthumous novel The Silmarillion, extracts from which have been performed in Oxford. Apart from the operas, other works have been performed in London and elsewhere throughout England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Hungary, America, Australia and New Zealand. His manuscript scores are lodged at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth. He has appeared as a performer both on radio and television, and a number of his works have been broadcast. Much more extensive information on his compositions, including a number of audio tracks, are available on the website
https://sites.google.com/site/paulcorfieldgodfrey/