Richard and Dominic first collaborated when Dominic wrote "A Sad Pavane for these distracted times" for Richard to premiere at the 2002 Park Lane Group Young Artists Series on the South Bank, London.

Dominic Muldowney

Dominic Muldowney, while Director of Music at the National Theatre, wrote the music for more than 80 productions, most recently All My Sons, Remembrance of Things Past and The Talking Cure.

Numerous TV and film credits together with a long list of compositions written for England's major orchestras and soloists: two piano concerto's (Peter Donohoe and Angela Hewitt/BBCSO), a saxophone concerto (John Harle/London Sinfonietta), a violin concerto (Tasmin Little/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic), a percussion concerto (Evelyn Glennie/Bournemouth Sinfonietta), an oboe concerto (Roy Carter/LSO); songs for David Bowie and Sting; regular appearances as conductor and pianist.

Films and TV include Betrayal, The Ploughman's Lunch, 1984, The Beggar's Opera, The Ginger Tree, The Black Candle, Tales From Hollywood, Sharpe, Emma, King Lear, Bloody Sunday, Copenhagen and Stella Street.

He won the 1997 Sony Award and the Prix Italia for his radio opera, The Voluptuous Tango.