New work for Wells Cathedral Choir

Barrett has agreed to write a new choral piece for the choir at Wells Cathedral for November 2010.

The composition, for choir and organ, with the working title Piscator hominum or Fisher of Men, will be an anthem for St. Andrew's Day (30 November), St. Andrew being the patron saint of the cathedral.

The choir is generally accepted to be one of the finest cathedral choirs in the world.

Date: 27/01/2009

Percussion concerto commission for Dame Evelyn Glennie

Peninsular Arts and the Ten Tors Orchestra have commissioned Barrett to write a new work for percussion and string orchestra, which will be premiered in the Guildhall, Plymouth as part of the Peninsular Arts Contemporary Music Festival on Saturday 27 February 2010.

The concerto has been conceived for, and will be premiered by the renowned percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie, and is entitled Toilers of the Elements

Date: 05/03/2009