"...a very free walk on very solid ground..."​
​– Derek Adlam, ​on hearing Track 4 of this

                w e l c o m e   t o
O r c h a r d   S t r e e t   M u s i c . . .
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the website of
Timothy Roberts 
– harpsichordist, organist, pianist, clavichord player
– music editor and researcher 
– composer
– music setter and publisher
– recording engineer and sound editor
– (film maker – just for fun, so far...)
If you don't find what you were looking for, 
​feel free to send an email to
timr@orchardstreetmusic.uk

 ? ? ? Why "Orchard Street" ? ? ?​

– I M P R O V I S A T I O N S –  Some of Timothy Roberts's improvisations can be heard on Youtube
click here to visit the Orchard Street Music CD shop
featuring recordings of music by
Thomas Arne    J. C. Bach   Joan Cabanilles    William Jackson
Timothy Roberts    Stephen Storace   Samuel Wesley    John Worgan
 

 "...one of the most remarkable English musicians  
    ​of the second half of the twentieth century..."
​
    A hugely entertaining book published in 2017 to mark
          the centenary of the birth of a great bass player
                 and inspiring man:-- now available online
​                            through Orchard Street Music 

​Small enough to carry in your pocket (18 x 11cm, 96 pages, 13 illustrations) and full of evocative recollections of and information about a unique person:  a virtuoso on the double bass, treble viol, hurdy-gurdy, and innumerable medieval and folk instruments; a composer of strong individuality; an unforgettable wit and a liver of life to the full. It was published by Francis's family and friends as a limited edition on the occasion of his centenary, 11 April 2017, a date that was marked by a memorable concert in the Cadogan Hall in London.
      Anyone interested in the "early music" movement, or the postwar English musical scene in general, will want to own a copy. Paperback, compiled and edited by Tim Crawford with Annette Isserlis and Alison Bury; includes a provisional list of Francis's compositions.
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M I K E   W A T T S
It was while based in Mallorca between 2003 and 2007) that I befriended this ex-pat English composer,
who self-identifies as "neo-tonal", and some of whose scores are available through Orchard Street Music.
Click here for more information.    (T.R.)




 Click here...
+  +  +  P O E T R Y   C O R N E R  +  +  +  
Click here for the semi-surreal 1960s poems by Pete Brown that I set in my song cycle dog star gazing of 1996... 
...or here for two poems of my own from 2009 (musical settings of those are in preparation).    (T.R.)
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