Composition
I specialise in composition and am currently completing a Master's at the Royal College of Music in London. I’m an award-winning composer, receiving the RCM Large Ensemble Prize in Spring 2024, and contributing to a multimedia project that won a [d]arc award in 2023. My work spans orchestral, chamber, operatic, and film music, and I have written for a variety of performers and ensembles. If you’re a performer, group or director interested in commissioning a new music, please visit the Contact Me page to get in touch. For those looking to purchase scores of my compositions to play, you’ll find a selection available below. Further down, you’ll find a list of my other works, which are not currently for sale, but showcase the breadth of my portfolio.
| Elegy for the Feminine Man | |
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| Composer | Jacques Allen |
| Date Composed | December 2023 |
| Instrumentation | fl, ob, 2 cl in B♭ (dbl E♭ cl), 2 asax (asax1 dbl ssax), perc (susp cym + ten dr), mar, 2 vln, vla, vc, cb |
| Duration | ca. 27 mins |
| Premiere Information | 28th November 2024, Amaryllis Fleming Hall, Royal College of Music |
| Performers | RCM New Perspectives, conducted by Timothy Lines |
| Additional Information | Winner of the RCM Large Ensemble Competition Spring 2024 |
| Price | Full Score - A3 Hard Copy: £100 Full Score - A4 Hard Copy: £75 Full Score A3 Hard Copy + A4 Parts: £250 PDF Full Score + Parts: £75 |
| Mass for the Holy Spirit | |
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| Composer | Jacques Allen |
| Date Composed | July 2023 |
| Instrumentation | Mixed choir and organ |
| Duration | ca. 6 mins |
| Commissioned By | St. Margaret of Cortona & All Saints, Canning Town |
| Premiere Information | 8th October 2023, St. Margaret of Cortona & All Saints, Canning Town |
| Performers | Jacques Allen and the choir of St. Margaret's Parish, Canning Town |
| Additional Information | Regularly performed there for Sunday Masses |
| Price | Full Score - A5 Hard Copy: £10 Full Score A3 Hard Copy + A4 Parts: £15 PDF Full Score + Parts: £6 |
| Wistful Palpitations | |
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| Composer | Jacques Allen |
| Date Composed | January 2023 |
| Instrumentation | 2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl in Bb, 2 bsn, 2 hn in F, 2 tpt in Bb, timp, vln 1, vln 2, vla, vc, cb |
| Duration | ca. 6 mins |
| Premiere Information | 1 February 2023, Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, Royal College of Music, London |
| Performers | RCM Symphony Orchestra |
| Price | Full Score - A3 Hard Copy: £60 Full Score - A4 Hard Copy: £45 Full Score A3 Hard Copy + A4 Parts: £100 PDF Full Score + Parts: £30 |
| Tenuous | |
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| Composer | Jacques Allen |
| Date Composed | October 2022 |
| Instrumentation | Violin and violoncello |
| Duration | ca. 3 mins 30 secs |
| Premiere Information | 1 June 2023, Carne Room, Royal College of Music, London |
| Performers | Tom Wilson and Alexander Boyd-Bench |
| Price |
Full Score - A4 Hard Copy: £20 PDF Full Score: £12 |
| Violin Sonata in A Major "Bedtime Story" | |
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| Composer | Jacques Allen |
| Date Composed | June 2022 |
| Instrumentation | Violin and piano |
| Duration | ca. 11 mins |
| Premiere Information | 9 October 2023, Clare College Chapel, Cambridge |
| Performers | Jacques Allen and Alexander Carter |
| Additional Information | This piece has been featured in several concerts, including a fundraiser in April 2024, where 250 people attended. |
| Price | Full Score - A4 Hard Copy: £25 PDF Full Score: £15 |
Other Compositions
| Title | Date Composed | Instrumentation | Duration | Premiere Information | Performers | Additional Information |
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| My Instrument is My Voice | February 2024 | Solo alto recorder | ca. 4 mins | 13 March 2024, Royal College of Music, London | Sarah Jeffery | - |
| Tracks for Somerset House Multimedia Installation | June 2023 | Piano, electronic wind instrument, and electronics | ca. 35 mins | 1 June 2023, Somerset House, Strand, London | Jacques Allen, Obe Vermeulen, and Isin Eray | The installation won the 2023 High Budget Art Prize at the [d]arc awards. |
| Metamorphic Variations | November 2021 | Solo piano | ca. 6 mins | 3 December 2021, Denis Arnold Hall, Oxford | David Palmer | - |
| Rondeau | August 2021 | 2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl in B♭, 2 bsn, 2 hn in F, 2 tpt in B♭, timp, vln 1, vln 2, vla, vc, cb | ca. 8 mins | 19 January 2022, St. John the Evangelist Church, Oxford | Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra | - |
Contact Me
Interested in commissioning me? Or buying a score? Get in touch!
Email: jacquesallen@hotmail.com
Phone: 07804690824
When buying a score, a PayPal invoice will be sent out to you soon after contacting me. When the invoice has been paid, I shall send out the scores.