Composer
Composing new works for artists both at home and abroad.
Pianist
Solo and collaborative pianist working in repertoire from the classics to the present day.
Artistic Director
Curating concerts, developing creative projects and collaborations, and director of the Southwold Music Trust
Community
Outreach, education and music-making projects in the community.
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News
Recent news from Nathan
English Music Festival recital review
James Gilchrist and Nathan’s recent recital at the English Music Festival 2026 received a very warm review from James Banyard at the PRSD. The wide-ranging programme of English song included work by Carwithen, Holst, Warlock, Busch, and Pitfield (whose songs James and Nathan recently recorded), as well as more recent songs by Gordon Crosse and […]
Piano Circus Brunel Composition Project
Throughout the spring semester Piano Circus have been working closely with composition students at Brunel University on developing new works for multiple keyboards. The project culminated in Piano Circus premiering four new works in a joyful and inspiring showcase concert in the university’s summer festival, bringing to conclusion another successful year as the university’s artists-in-residence. […]
Once Upon A Tune
Nathan has several further Once Upon A Tune concerts in the coming weeks with artist James Mayhew and violinist Caroline Speca. Events include the Norfolk Music Hub SEND Festival, Southwold Arts Festival, and the Barnes Literature Festival. Nathan’s Hornpipe for violin and piano will also feature on these programmes – based on a poem by […]
Gordon Crosse ‘The Cool Web’
Nathan and James Gilchrist met up in March to rehearse The Cool Web by Gordon Crosse, a playful, childlike but deeply unsettling song-cycle setting poetry by Stevie Smith and Robert Graves. Premiered by Sir Peter Pears at the Aldeburgh Festival in 1976, we are not aware of many (or even any) performances since. Thanks to […]
New podcast on Nathan’s songs
Nathan was invited to join the Lied Can Fly podcast to discuss his own songs-cycle The Little That Was Once a Man with host Sabine Berger and tenor James Gilchrist, who premiered the work and recorded it with Nathan for SOMM Recordings. The podcast discusses the extreme emotional range of the songs, setting Bryan Heiser’s […]
Composing retreat
There can be few more inspiring scenes than the far northwest of Scotland – and Nathan escaped there for a composing retreat in mid-January. Only problem was that by Ullapool there was about 2 foot of snow, so no choice but to hunker down in situ and enjoy the company of the locals, and the […]