Garreth Broke News

My new track, an Elegy for Colin, is out now.

If you'd like me to write a piece for your late partner, don't hesitate to ask. You can find out more about the project here: garrethbrooke.com/elegies  

My new single, Enkindled Spring, is out now! It’s about the feeling of life returning to the Earth after a long winter and is named for D H Lawrence’s poem of the same name (click “read more” to find out more). You can stream it here.

This is one of my liveliest pieces that I've released recently and it switches between A dorian and F# minor, in what I think is one of the coolest modulations I've ever written. It's great fun to play! Sheet music is available.

I’m Composer of the Week at Moving Classics TV.

My new single, Blue Mountain, came out yesterday on Nordic Euphony Records.

Inspired by the lovely blue ink painting by Anna Salzmann (above) and the feeling of coming spring, it's a piece that I've been saving for the right time.

With spring now just around the corner (there are some gorgeous crocuses blooming on our street) it feels like that time has come!

I’ve just released a new track, a rework of a piece by the wonderful composer Frances Shelley. You can find it here, or read on for more info about the fascinating Frances, the beautiful Montserrat Palace, or how I transformed the original.

This is Will and his Mum Jane. Jane passed away a few years ago. Their relationship was filled with laughter, travel and music. Will felt very, very loved. Losing her to a brutal cancer was a profound loss that he still feels.

I’ve been talking to bereaved people about their loved ones and composing Elegies to honour them. “We Made The Snow Fly Upwards — Elegy for Jane” is out now. You can stream it and download it by clicking here.

The artwork was created for Jane and Will by Colin Slee. Thank you to Colin for allowing us to use it, it really means a lot.

Grief is something that will affect us all at some point, but it remains quite a taboo topic.

That’s a real shame because it makes bereaved people feel isolated, just at the moment when they may need the most support.

This creates a harmful cycle: because we don’t talk to people who are grieving about their grief, we are left badly prepared to deal with our own grief when it happens.

My project Elegies challenges this damaging taboo.

My new single, Into The Valley, is out now. Click here to find it on your favourite streaming service, or read on for more details, a video and sheet music.

Conversations is a collection of four duets with unusual musical partners: a plant, an AI and my non-pianist partner Anna (if you’ve been following my work for a while you’ll know Anna does the artwork for my music).

It’s out now!

What makes a perfect summer’s day? That was the question I asked myself when I put together the tracks for my new EP, which is out now. The answers will be different for everyone — mine involve a slow start to the day, fun with friends and family, time in the water, and time with my partner Anna. The four tracks of the EP depict a perfect day and I hope that as you listen to it, you’ll find the same kind of enjoyment. Click through for more info, free downloads, interviews, and videos.

My composer friend Taichi took one of my melodies and used it to create this elegant new piece, which we call “circles”. It’s available wherever you stream music.

I’m releasing some new music today! Click here to listen, or read on…

My work collaborating with composer-pianist Taichi Chishaki was a real highlight of this year,and “carried by waves”, our first release, is out now. Watch me play the piece by clicking through to the post, or listen to the piece by clicking here.

Here’s a piece for anyone who has been in love, anyone who knows that deep warm feeling of spending time with someone so wonderful that they—against all odds—have the power to make the world seem like a perfect place. Click below to stream / download it.

To celebrate Ralph Vaughan Williams’ 150th anniversary today, 12th October 2022, I’ve arranged four of the folk melodies he collected when walking around the English countryside in the years 1904-1907. In the post you’ll find links to listen to the music, plus a free download of the sheet music and a guide to arranging folk melodies.

My single, Low, is out as part of the latest Piano Cloud compilation by 1631 Recordings. Click here to listen to it on your favourite music service, or on “read more” for the sheet music.

My single, With Our Hands Entwined, comes out today on the wonderful Moderna Records as part of their summer singles series.

Click here to stream or download it, or click below to watch the video and find the sheet music.