"...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
 
T h e   i d e a l
X m a s   g i f t !
 "...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.
BUY
click here to visit the Orchard Street Music CD shop
featuring — so far — recordings of music by
Thomas Arne    Joan Cabanilles    William Jackson
Timothy Roberts    John Worgan
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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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