Charlotte Bray
“Bray’s rapid rise is due to an unusual combination of remarkable fluency, an absolutely sure ear and an ability to fix an emotional tone in a few sharply outlined gestures”
(Ivan Hewett, The Proms 2021)

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All at Sea
2012
All at Sea
Off the Rails
2006
Off the Rails
Ungrievable Lives
2021
Ungrievable Lives
String quartet
From the Innermost Places
2022
From the Innermost Places
Cello
The Earth Cried Out to the Sky
2022
The Earth Cried Out to the Sky
Mezzo-soprano and piano
Forsaken
2021
Forsaken
Orchestra: 2(I&II=picc).2(II=ca).2.2(II=cbsn) – 2.2.1.0 – perc(1) – harp – strings (min.10.10.8.6.4)
Where Icebergs Dance Away
2021
Where Icebergs Dance Away
Orchestra: 2(I&II=picc).2.2.2 – 2.2.1.0 – perc(1) – harp – strings (min.7.7.6.6.4)
The Flight of Bitter Water
2020
The Flight of Bitter Water
Orchestra: 2(II=picc).2(II=corA).2(II=bcl).2(II=dbn) – 2.2.2(btbn).1 – perc(1) – harp – strings (10.10.8.6.4) *Strings could be reduced to 8.8.7.6.4 to allow for an orchestra of 50 players
Germinate
2018
Germinate
Violin, cello, piano and orchestra: 2(II=picc).2.2(II=bcl).2 – 2.2.0.0 – timp – strings (5.4.3.3.2)
Stone Dancer
2016
Stone Dancer
Orchestra: 2(II=picc).picc.3(III=ca).3(III=bcl).2.cbsn – 4.3.3(III=btn).1 – timp – perc(3) – harp – strings (16.14.12.10.8 [min. 12.12.10.10.8])
Falling in the Fire cello concerto
2015
Falling in the Fire cello concerto
Cello and orchestra: 3(II&III=picc).3(III=corA).3(I=Eb).3(III=cbsn) – 4.3.3.1 – timp – perc(3) – harp – solo vlc – strings (12.12.10.8.6)
Black Rainbow
2013
Black Rainbow
Orchestra: 3(2&3=picc).2(II=ca).3(I=Eb/III=cbcl).1.cbsn – 2.2.2.1 – timpani – perc(2) – harp – strings (min. 7.7.6.5.3)
At the Speed of Stillness
2011
At the Speed of Stillness
Orchestra: 3(III=picc).3(III=ca).2.bcl.2.cbsn. – 4.3.3.1 – timpani – perc(3) – harp – pno(cel.) – strings (min. 12.10.8.8.6)
The Certainty of Tides
2019
The Certainty of Tides
Solo cello and ensemble of 12 strings (3.3.3.2.1)
Reflections In Time
2018
Reflections In Time
14 players: 1(picc).0.1(bcl).1(cbsn) — 1.1.1.0 — perc(2) – harp — pno – string quartet
Sarabande (J.S.Bach, trans. Bray)
2015
Sarabande (J.S.Bach, trans. Bray)
13 players: 1.1.1.1 — 1.1.0.0 – mar — harp – strings (2.1.1.1)
Fanfare for Birmingham
2014
Fanfare for Birmingham
Soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, contrabassoon, french horn, piccolo trumpet, trumpet in Bb, trombone, tuba
Beneath the Dawn Horizon
2008
Beneath the Dawn Horizon
10 players: 1.0.1.1 — 1.0.0.0 – pno – 2.1.1.1
Caught in Treetops chamber violin concerto
2010
Caught in Treetops chamber violin concerto
Chamber violin concerto: 1.1.1.0 – 1.1.1.0 – perc(1) – harp – pno – solo vl – vla – vcl
New Work for String Quartet
2021
New Work for String Quartet
string quartet
This other Eden
2020
This other Eden
Mid-Oceaned
2017
Mid-Oceaned
Chant
2017
Chant
Voyage
2017
Voyage
Saxophone Quartet (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone)
Blaze and Fall
2017
Blaze and Fall
Zustände
2016
Zustände
violin, viola, cello, piano
Bluer than Midnight
2016
Bluer than Midnight
oboe, violin, viola, cello
Upflight of Butterflies
2008
Upflight of Butterflies
flute/piccolo, clarinet, piano, violin, cello
Perseus
2015
Perseus
Here Everything Shines
2015
Here Everything Shines
flute and guitar (also in an arrangement for violin and piano)
Circling Point
2014
Circling Point
That Crazed Smile
2014
That Crazed Smile
Those Secret Eyes
2014
Those Secret Eyes
violin, cello, piano
The Barred Owl
2013
The Barred Owl
The Sun was Chasing Venus
2012
The Sun was Chasing Venus
2 violins, 2 violas, cello
Secret
2012
Secret
Replay
2011
Replay
violin, viola, cello, piano
Invisible Cities
2011
Invisible Cities
Midnight Interludes
2010
Midnight Interludes
clarinet (arr. soprano saxophone), cello
Throw Back
2008
Throw Back
saxophone quartet
Trail of Light
2008
Trail of Light
Renga Miniatures
2007
Renga Miniatures
flute, clarinet, french horn, piano, violin, cello
Different Realities
2020
Different Realities
Bring Me All Your Dreams
2019
Bring Me All Your Dreams
In Black Light
2018
In Black Light
Chapter Three
2015
Chapter Three
Chapter Two
2013
Chapter Two
on the Other Shore
2014
on the Other Shore
Suya Dalmak
2013
Suya Dalmak
Oneiroi
2013
Oneiroi
Chapter One
2009
Chapter One
Beyond
2013
Beyond
Late Snow
2009
Late Snow
Passing Shadows
2012
Passing Shadows
Crossing Faultlines
2021
Crossing Faultlines
Por que tu não acorda
2015
Por que tu não acorda
Mezzo-soprano and small ensemble: flute, clarinet in A, celesta/piano, viola, cello
Fire Burning in Snow
2013
Fire Burning in Snow
mezzo soprano, oboe/cor anglais, clarinet in Bb/bass clarinet, violin, cello
Yellow Leaves
2012
Yellow Leaves
soprano, piano
Sonnets and Love Songs
2011
Sonnets and Love Songs
Midnight Closes
2010
Midnight Closes
soprano, piano, (clarinet, cello – optional)
Verre de Venise
2010
Verre de Venise
tenor, piano, string quartet
Entanglement
2015
Entanglement
soprano, tenor, baritone, flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, percussion, violin, cello, double bass
Out of the Ruins
2011
Out of the Ruins
Youth chorus, mezzo-soprano, orchestra
Making Arrangements
2012
Making Arrangements
soprano, mezzo, tenor, baritone, flute, cor anglais, harp, violin, cello, double bass
Agnus Dei
2014
Agnus Dei
a cappella SSATTB choir