Nicholas Courtman
Please be aware that the CV sections are still under construction and are therefore not yet complete in terms of content.
Music is a common thread throughout Nicholas's life. Supporting worship at his local church is a duty he undertakes with joy as it drives him to not only get better at directly providing music for services, but also to compose new music for a variety of needs.
Compositions
- Fugues – TO24.1 (In progress) A collection of compositional practice works for building skills.
- Sung Eucharist in Ordinary Time – TO24.2 (In progress) A service setting for upper and lower voices and organ, written for St Petroc's Church, Harford.
- Wedding Partita – TO24.3 A 5-movement, 2-voice partita written for the wedding of Bronwen Allen and James Quan-Thomas, each movement based on a meaningful theme. Written for manuals; recorded on piano.
- Lullaby – TO24.4 Commissioned for the birth of a friend's grandchild. For viola and voice.
- Passion According to St Matthew – TO24.5 A Passion setting written for the South Dartmoor Mission Community for Good Friday 2026. Uses text from the Bible and poetry by the late Barbara MacAndrew of Harford.
- Voluntaries – TO24.6 (In progress) A growing suite of organ voluntaries for festival and Sunday service use.
- Evensong Setting – TO24.7 (Planned) A setting of the Magnificat, Nunc Dimittis, and Preces and Responses.
Ensembles
- Harford Occasional Choir (2025 to present) as Conductor and served as Director during his membership
- Chaplaincy Choir (2009 to 2013) as Conductor and served as Director during his membership
- University of York Concert Orchestra (2009 to 2013) as Viola and served as Lead Viola and Librarian during his membership
- University of York Choir (2009 to 2013) as Bass
- Bishop's Stortford Methodist Church Choir (2006 to 2009) as Bass
- Bishop's Stortford College String Quartet (2004 to 2009) as Viola
- Bishop's Stortford College Choir (2004 to 2009) as Bass
- Bishop's Stortford College Orchestra (2004 to 2009) as Viola and served as Lead Viola during his membership
- Essex Young People's Orchestra (2004 to 2006) as Viola and served as Lead Viola during his membership
- Younger Singers (2001 to 2004) as Soprano