His work has been championed by many of the UK’s major orchestras and ensembles, resulting in a series of acclaimed large-scale pieces, including Beautiful Caged Thing for soprano Claire Booth and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Sonnet Machine for the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, and Spirit of the Staircase for the London Sinfonietta (nominated for a South Bank Sky Arts Award). In July, his St John’s Dance will be premiered by Edward Gardner and the BBC Symphony Orchestra to open the First Night of the 2017 BBC Proms.