Commissions
John K Miles is regularly commissioned by orchestras, concert halls, music services, festivals, charities, schools and hospitals. This page contains example project documentaries and a list of commissioned works.
Commission documentaries
Share the Dream - CBSO
City Suite - Symphony Hall, Birmingham (THSH)
The Wish - City of London Sinfonia
'Why Do We Sing?' - The Holst Singers
River and Ash - Jazz South
ONE - B Sharp
Carnival Variations - City of London Sinfonia
On Golden Cap, Olympic Commission 2012
All music ©John K Miles MCPS/PRS
Commissioned works
CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL
Party Time
Chamber Orchestra and interactive narrator
(Premiered 2024 at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall Music Room with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra)
Share the Dream
Treble Choir and Chamber Orchestra
(Premiere in 2022, at Symphony Hall Birmingham, with
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra)
The Violin
Chamber Orchestra and Open Access Orchestra
(Premiered 2018 at Chelmsford Cathedral with
City of London Sinfonia and Chelmsford
Secondary Schools)
The Metronome (Side by Side)
Chamber Orchestra and Open Access Orchestra
(Premiered 2018 at Northampton High School with
City of London Sinfonia and Northamptonshire Saturday centres)
Freedom
Chamber Orchestra and Open Access Orchestra & Choir (Premiered 2017 at Chelmsford Baptist Church with
City of London Sinfonia and Chelmsford
Secondary Schools)
The Wish
Chamber Orchestra and Presenter
(Premiered 2017 at UK Centre for Carnival Arts with
City of London Sinfonia)
Shanties on the Shore
13 Piece Chamber Orchestra and Open Access Choir
(Premiered 2017 at Ipswich High School
with City of London Sinfonia and schools from Shotley Point, Suffolk
The Nature of Beauty
Chamber Orchestra and Open Access Orchestra & Choir (Premiered 2017 at Chelmsford Civic Theatre with
City of London Sinfonia and Chelmsford
Secondary Schools)
Celebration
Chamber Orchestra and Open Access Orchestra
(Premiered 2016 at Chelmsford
County High School with City of
London Sinfonia and Chelmsford
Secondary Schools)
The Fair (Side by Side)
Chamber Orchestra, Youth Orchestra, Primary School
(Hearing Impaired Unit)
(Premiered 2016 at UK Centre for
Carnival Arts, with City of London
Sinfonia and Luton Music Hub)
Beethovens 5th Symphony Reimagined (Side by Side)
Chamber Orchestra, Youth Orchestra
(Premiered 2016 at UK Centre for
Carnival Arts, with City of London
Sinfonia and Luton Music Hub)
JS Bach Toccata and Fugue Reimagined (Side by Side)
Chamber Orchestra, Youth Orchestra
(Premiered 2016 at UK Centre for
Carnival Arts, with City of London
Sinfonia and Luton Music Hub)
Carnival Suite
Chamber Orchestra, Mixed
Instrumentalists and 2 Part Choir
(Premiered in the 2014 'First Time Live 2'
concert series, with The City of London Sinfonia)
Published by Charanga and Music Sales 2015
Carnival Variations (Aiming Higher)
Chamber Orchestra, Jazz Band,
3 Part Female Choir, Concert Band, Digital Band
(Premiered 2015 at UK Centre for Carnival Arts,
with City of London Sinfonia and
Luton Youth Ensembles)
Zadok on Holiday
Chamber Orchestra, Band and Audience
(Premiered in the 2014 'First Time Live' concert series, with The City of London Sinfonia)
On Golden Cap
5 part Choir, Strings, Vibraphone, Percussion
(Premiered at Lighthouse, Poole & Opening of Olympic sailing on Weymouth Beach in 2012)
Kubla Khan
Electronics, Narration
(Premiered at The Peacock Room, Trinity College of Music, London)
String Quartet
String Quartet
(Premiered at The Space, London)
Journey Around The Earth
String Quintet, Drum Kit, Soprano Saxophone
(Premiered at The Peacock Room, Trinity College of Music, London)
The Stars
String Quintet, Drum Kit, Alto Saxophone
(Premiered at The Peacock Room, Trinity College of Music, London)
222
Organ
(Premiered at St Marylebone Church, London)
Breath
Tape, Treble instrument
(Premiered at The Peacock Room, Trinity College of Music, London)
The Jumblies
Narrators, Violin, Flute, Tenor Saxophone, Piano
(Premiered at The Crypt, St Georges in the East, London)
JAZZ & WORLD
River and Ash - Play a Mighty Groove
Narrator, Tenor Saxophone, Flutes, Rhodes, bass, Drums
(Audio release April 2021, Little Angel Theatre production July 2021
Transmission
Professional Rhythm Section with
KS4 instrumentalists, KS3 Choir and open access KS2 instrumentalists
(Premiered July 2019 as finale of Transmission Festival, Bournemouth)
Jungle Book Reimagined
13 piece orchestra and KS2 choir
(Premiered July 2019 at Hannels Darley Park Open Air Concert, Derby 2019 to 11,500 people, with Sinfonia Viva)
City Suite (Jazz Electives 2018)
Professional Rhythm Section with open access KS2 Trumpets, Trombones, Recorders, Violins, Cellos, Pianos, Guitars, Ukeleles and Djembes
(Premiere July 2018 at Symphony Hall, Birmingham)
One – A Shared Humanity
5 Part Choir, Violin, Viola, Cello, Vibraphone, Percussion, 2 Guitars, Bass, Drums
(Premiered 2016 at The Lighthouse, Poole)
Voices of Andover
Song Cycle for 4 Part choir, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, 2 Primary Schools, Secondary School, and Special School Orchestra
(Premiered 2016 at The Lights, Andover)
Beer Quarry Caves
4 Part Choir, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, 5 Primary and Secondary Schools
(Premiered 2015 at Exeter Cathedral)
Candles
4 Part Choir, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano
(Premiered 2015 at ‘Candles On the Cobb’, Lyme Regis Beach)
The Choice
Treble Choir, Percussion, Double Bass, Guitar, Piano
(Premiered at the opening of The 2014 Bath International Music Festival)
The Enchanter (CD)
Saxophones, Flute, Cello, Guitar, Piano, Double Bass, Drum Kit
(Premiered BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, UK Tour)
The Enchanter
Getting There Getting Back
Cuban Crocodile
The Bells
Cowboys and Indians
Beach
Mystic
White Witch
The Storm
The Calm
Trane Ride (CD)
Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Fretless Bass, Drum Kit
Sunrise
Beach 2
Goblins
The Ice Maiden
Trane Ride
A Winters Tale
Minus 31
Coventry Carol
Sand Blindness
Sunset
ABRSM
Composing numerous music theory, arrangement and context examples for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, whilst consulting on the development of their new popular music theory pathway