ARRANGEMENTS / ORCHESTRATIONS

Reduced Orchestration of Tchaikovsky's “Nutcracker” Ballet, for Adventures In Motion Pictures at Sadlers Wells Theatre, Christmas 1993 and 1994, and U.K. tour, 1994.

Reduced Orchestration of Tchaikovsky's “Swan Lake”, also for AMP, U.K tour 1996, 1997/9 Production at the Piccadilly Theatre, London, and 1997-9 international tours and off-Broadway season, with final performances at the Dominion Theatre, London, February/March 2000. European Tour, Spring / Summer 2000.

Reduced Orchestration of Verdi's “Requiem” for use by choral societies.

Orchestration of Stainer's oratorio “The Crucifixion” commissioned for its Centenary
Performance in the original performance location, St Marylebone Parish
Church, London (1989).

Reconstruction of the “lost” score and orchestration of David Heneker’s musical, “Popkiss!” with the help of the composer; to be published by Warner Chappell.

Reconstruction of the “lost” score and orchestration of Noel Coward’s musical, “Sail Away”. Some of the original orchestral parts have since been rediscovered, and were performed at the Carnegie Hall, New York, in November 1999, with Rowland’s reconstructions filling in some gaps. Rowland’s full version is to be published by Warner Chappell.

Other work includes:

For composer Peter Baikie, orchestrations, arrangements and on-set musical direction for “Bang Bang, It’s Reeves and Mortimer” and “Families at War” (Reeves and Mortimer) (BBC1)

Orchestrations, “Friday Night is Music Night” (BBC Radio), “The Great Event” (Earls Court, 1992).

Arrangements, “Thora Hird's  Favourite Hymns and Carols” (Word Records)(4 tracks).

 “Fairuz: Christmas Carols from East and West” (EMI Records, 1988) (all tracks).

Orchestration for large symphony orchestra, of thirteen pieces originally written for violin and piano, by the Russian composer and violinist Michael Poel. These were recorded in February / March 1997, in Moscow, by the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Geoffrey Simon.