David John Roche
@davidjohnroche.bsky.social
Composer - direct, determined, loud.
"One of the most energetic, driven, and successful of Wales's millennial generation of composers" - Tŷ Cerdd
www.davidjohnroche.com
I gratefully acknowledge support from PRS Foundation
"One of the most energetic, driven, and successful of Wales's millennial generation of composers" - Tŷ Cerdd
www.davidjohnroche.com
I gratefully acknowledge support from PRS Foundation
🏴 My new piece for trombone quartet and metal band - Leap of Unity, Leap of Faith - is premiering tonight in the US. Woo!
🔥 Huge thanks to the amazing (and patient) Beltline Bones and MCI Composers.
🎉 TICKETS available at: metronomebrewery.com
www.youtube.com/shorts/cwzan...
🔥 Huge thanks to the amazing (and patient) Beltline Bones and MCI Composers.
🎉 TICKETS available at: metronomebrewery.com
www.youtube.com/shorts/cwzan...
Leap of Unity, Leap of Faith | Metal Band and Trombone Quartet | David John Roche
YouTube video by David Roche
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January 10, 2026 at 5:17 PM
🏴 My new piece for trombone quartet and metal band - Leap of Unity, Leap of Faith - is premiering tonight in the US. Woo!
🔥 Huge thanks to the amazing (and patient) Beltline Bones and MCI Composers.
🎉 TICKETS available at: metronomebrewery.com
www.youtube.com/shorts/cwzan...
🔥 Huge thanks to the amazing (and patient) Beltline Bones and MCI Composers.
🎉 TICKETS available at: metronomebrewery.com
www.youtube.com/shorts/cwzan...
🏴 Lovely to see Uproar Wales New Music Ensemble mentioned in theartsdesk.com's Best of 2025, hurray! Very grateful that my commission - Harm Reduction - was part of this run of concerts!
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Best of 2025: Classical music concerts
Concert one-offs can be experiences to last a lifetime (immediately springing to mind is Jakub Hrůša’s BBC Symphony Orchestra Shostakovich 11). But this has been a year above all for the best of festi...
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January 2, 2026 at 10:02 PM
🏴 Lovely to see Uproar Wales New Music Ensemble mentioned in theartsdesk.com's Best of 2025, hurray! Very grateful that my commission - Harm Reduction - was part of this run of concerts!
theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...
theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...
🏴 It's been a really lovely year, a great time with loads of fabulous performances. Come on 2026!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-Qr...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-Qr...
Eternal Branching | Solo Electric Guitar | David John Roche
YouTube video by David Roche
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December 31, 2025 at 3:03 PM
🏴 It's been a really lovely year, a great time with loads of fabulous performances. Come on 2026!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-Qr...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-Qr...
This is becoming a timeless whinge, but stop putting deadlines on January 01 - it happens every year, it's a Fun Police move, just move it a day later.
December 24, 2025 at 12:33 AM
This is becoming a timeless whinge, but stop putting deadlines on January 01 - it happens every year, it's a Fun Police move, just move it a day later.
🎄 It is the penultimate Dave of Christmas! Hurray! Are you prepared and excited for the ⚔️ special video ⚔️ I have going up tomorrow? You should be! You must be! It's going to be great...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMMs...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMMs...
Every Montage in the Universe | Cello and Piano | David John Roche
YouTube video by David Roche
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December 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
🎄 It is the penultimate Dave of Christmas! Hurray! Are you prepared and excited for the ⚔️ special video ⚔️ I have going up tomorrow? You should be! You must be! It's going to be great...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMMs...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMMs...
🎄 It's the 22nd Dave of Christmas, who knows where this ends?!
🏴 Thinking back on this commission for Nantwen and the Dementia Trust. Beautiful playing in a beautiful place - and absolutely one of my favourite videos of any project I've worked on. A really moving time.
vimeo.com/1116909859
🏴 Thinking back on this commission for Nantwen and the Dementia Trust. Beautiful playing in a beautiful place - and absolutely one of my favourite videos of any project I've worked on. A really moving time.
vimeo.com/1116909859
The Lyric Path by David John Roche
A wonderful account of the project led by Cellist Daniel Davies and the Nantwen Ensemble. With funds from The Dementia Trust via their Disruption Award they commissioned…
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December 22, 2025 at 11:13 PM
🎄 It's the 22nd Dave of Christmas, who knows where this ends?!
🏴 Thinking back on this commission for Nantwen and the Dementia Trust. Beautiful playing in a beautiful place - and absolutely one of my favourite videos of any project I've worked on. A really moving time.
vimeo.com/1116909859
🏴 Thinking back on this commission for Nantwen and the Dementia Trust. Beautiful playing in a beautiful place - and absolutely one of my favourite videos of any project I've worked on. A really moving time.
vimeo.com/1116909859
🎄 It's the 21st Dave of Christmas, and I've got a brand new score video online!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW7e...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW7e...
HEARTBREAK | Trumpet and Piano | David John Roche
YouTube video by David Roche
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December 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
🎄 It's the 21st Dave of Christmas, and I've got a brand new score video online!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW7e...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW7e...
🎄 It's the 20th Dave of Christmas, rejoice!
🏴 ...and while you're there, check out this new recording of my solo electric guitar piece Eternal Branching! Woo!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-Qr...
🏴 ...and while you're there, check out this new recording of my solo electric guitar piece Eternal Branching! Woo!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-Qr...
Eternal Branching | Solo Electric Guitar | David John Roche
YouTube video by David Roche
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December 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
🎄 It's the 20th Dave of Christmas, rejoice!
🏴 ...and while you're there, check out this new recording of my solo electric guitar piece Eternal Branching! Woo!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-Qr...
🏴 ...and while you're there, check out this new recording of my solo electric guitar piece Eternal Branching! Woo!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-Qr...
🎄 It's the 19th Dave of Christmas. I've kept the steak going. It's nearly there. Hurray!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obn-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obn-...
ROCHE Thousandth Hymnal (World Premiere) - TMC
YouTube video by Tanglewood Music Center
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December 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
🎄 It's the 19th Dave of Christmas. I've kept the steak going. It's nearly there. Hurray!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obn-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obn-...
🎄 Cor! It's only the 18th Dave of Christmas! Getting near to the big day!
🏴 Check out this brand new score video for my Sentimental Espionage Music.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcJu...
🏴 Check out this brand new score video for my Sentimental Espionage Music.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcJu...
Sentimental Espionage Music | Wind Quintet | David John Roche
YouTube video by David Roche
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December 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
🎄 Cor! It's only the 18th Dave of Christmas! Getting near to the big day!
🏴 Check out this brand new score video for my Sentimental Espionage Music.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcJu...
🏴 Check out this brand new score video for my Sentimental Espionage Music.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcJu...
🎄 It's the 17th Dave of Christmas! Hurray!
🏴 The Stafford Orchestra are - awesomely - performing my piece King Christmas this evening! Woo! Written especially for them, this is a big, fun, christmassy composition!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLiC...
🏴 The Stafford Orchestra are - awesomely - performing my piece King Christmas this evening! Woo! Written especially for them, this is a big, fun, christmassy composition!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLiC...
World Premiere / Premiere Byd: David John Roche 'Waves of Love'
YouTube video by Vale of Glamorgan Festival
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December 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
🎄 It's the 17th Dave of Christmas! Hurray!
🏴 The Stafford Orchestra are - awesomely - performing my piece King Christmas this evening! Woo! Written especially for them, this is a big, fun, christmassy composition!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLiC...
🏴 The Stafford Orchestra are - awesomely - performing my piece King Christmas this evening! Woo! Written especially for them, this is a big, fun, christmassy composition!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLiC...
🎄 It's the 16th Davie of Christmas - when does it end?
🏴 If you enjoy my music and my work, then consider supporting me through Music Patron. !
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🏴 If you enjoy my music and my work, then consider supporting me through Music Patron. !
musicpatron.com/my-city-my-m...
My city, my music: Cardiff
Where music is heard at its best A musical tour through Cardiff by Music Patron composer David John Roche. Dora
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December 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
🎄 It's the 16th Davie of Christmas - when does it end?
🏴 If you enjoy my music and my work, then consider supporting me through Music Patron. !
musicpatron.com/my-city-my-m...
🏴 If you enjoy my music and my work, then consider supporting me through Music Patron. !
musicpatron.com/my-city-my-m...
🎄 It is now the 15th Dave of Christmas. I'm doing it. I don't think I can live up to the hype.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-PY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-PY...
NYGE Fellowship Ensemble - Hammer of Acceptance by David John Roche
YouTube video by Guitar Circus - NYGE - WYGF
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December 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM
🎄 It is now the 15th Dave of Christmas. I'm doing it. I don't think I can live up to the hype.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-PY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-PY...
🏴 Summer, Christmas, whatever!
💎 Check out my new video, it's my piece Summer Classic!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpAV...
💎 Check out my new video, it's my piece Summer Classic!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpAV...
SUMMER CLASSIC | Six Players | David John Roche
YouTube video by David Roche
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December 14, 2025 at 9:28 PM
🏴 Summer, Christmas, whatever!
💎 Check out my new video, it's my piece Summer Classic!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpAV...
💎 Check out my new video, it's my piece Summer Classic!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpAV...
🎄 It's the 14th Dave of Christmas - he's still going!
🏴 Check out this score following for my piece SUMMER CLASSIC. A fun, riffy chamber piece for 6 players - brand new and going up at 7PM tonight.
🔥 This is the second of 5 new score videos before Christmas, woo!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpAV...
🏴 Check out this score following for my piece SUMMER CLASSIC. A fun, riffy chamber piece for 6 players - brand new and going up at 7PM tonight.
🔥 This is the second of 5 new score videos before Christmas, woo!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpAV...
SUMMER CLASSIC | Six Players | David John Roche
YouTube video by David Roche
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December 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
🎄 It's the 14th Dave of Christmas - he's still going!
🏴 Check out this score following for my piece SUMMER CLASSIC. A fun, riffy chamber piece for 6 players - brand new and going up at 7PM tonight.
🔥 This is the second of 5 new score videos before Christmas, woo!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpAV...
🏴 Check out this score following for my piece SUMMER CLASSIC. A fun, riffy chamber piece for 6 players - brand new and going up at 7PM tonight.
🔥 This is the second of 5 new score videos before Christmas, woo!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpAV...
🎄 It's the 13th Dave of Christmas - here's my absurdly difficult arrangement (for ukulele) of O Holy Night! Woo!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSHw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSHw...
O Holy Night | Christmas Ukulele | David John Roche
YouTube video by David Roche
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December 13, 2025 at 11:38 PM
🎄 It's the 13th Dave of Christmas - here's my absurdly difficult arrangement (for ukulele) of O Holy Night! Woo!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSHw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSHw...
🎄 It's the 12th Dave of Christmas - I'm still going, I'm still here!
🏴 Check out the commission from ukulele virtuoso (and professor!) Giovanni Albini - it's taken from my epic piece, I LOVE UKULELE.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDh3...
🏴 Check out the commission from ukulele virtuoso (and professor!) Giovanni Albini - it's taken from my epic piece, I LOVE UKULELE.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDh3...
David John Roche - Love and Admiration (Giovanni Albini, ukulele)
YouTube video by Giovanni Albini
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December 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
🎄 It's the 12th Dave of Christmas - I'm still going, I'm still here!
🏴 Check out the commission from ukulele virtuoso (and professor!) Giovanni Albini - it's taken from my epic piece, I LOVE UKULELE.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDh3...
🏴 Check out the commission from ukulele virtuoso (and professor!) Giovanni Albini - it's taken from my epic piece, I LOVE UKULELE.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDh3...
🎄 It's the 11th Dave of Christmas. I am persisting with this, I'm in too far.
🏴 Check out this performance of my Vale of Glamorgan Festival of Music Commission, Waves of Love.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
🏴 Check out this performance of my Vale of Glamorgan Festival of Music Commission, Waves of Love.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
BBC - BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales, BBC NOW perform the World Premiere of David Roche's Waves of Love
BBC NOW perform the World Premiere of David Roche's Waves of Love
www.bbc.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 7:40 AM
🎄 It's the 11th Dave of Christmas. I am persisting with this, I'm in too far.
🏴 Check out this performance of my Vale of Glamorgan Festival of Music Commission, Waves of Love.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
🏴 Check out this performance of my Vale of Glamorgan Festival of Music Commission, Waves of Love.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
If we’re talking about working-class art, then working-class artists need to be in the room.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Thaw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Thaw...
Louis Andriessen - Workers Union
YouTube video by Constantijn ☮
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December 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
If we’re talking about working-class art, then working-class artists need to be in the room.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Thaw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Thaw...
🎄 It's the 10th Dave of Christmas. Food is scarce, crowds are dwindling, the winter is closing in...
🏴 Why not check out this commission I completed for Dyson and the Orion Orchestra (8 years ago, yeesh!). Love the Sibelius 5 ending and the riffs just beforehand.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRCE...
🏴 Why not check out this commission I completed for Dyson and the Orion Orchestra (8 years ago, yeesh!). Love the Sibelius 5 ending and the riffs just beforehand.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRCE...
Dyson and the Orion Orchestra presents: Acoustical Anatomy
YouTube video by Dyson
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December 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
🎄 It's the 10th Dave of Christmas. Food is scarce, crowds are dwindling, the winter is closing in...
🏴 Why not check out this commission I completed for Dyson and the Orion Orchestra (8 years ago, yeesh!). Love the Sibelius 5 ending and the riffs just beforehand.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRCE...
🏴 Why not check out this commission I completed for Dyson and the Orion Orchestra (8 years ago, yeesh!). Love the Sibelius 5 ending and the riffs just beforehand.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRCE...
☃️ It's the 9th Dave of Christmas - I am still going! It's festive! Get with it!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=52qZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=52qZ...
The waves I ride have never yet been crossed | David John Roche | Orchestra
YouTube video by David Roche
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December 9, 2025 at 11:21 PM
☃️ It's the 9th Dave of Christmas - I am still going! It's festive! Get with it!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=52qZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=52qZ...
🎄 It's the 8th Dave of Christmas (I'm still going), and I give to you...
🏴 This gorgeous performance by Christopher Davis-Shannon. You can grab a copy of this piece on my site too!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOJ_...
🏴 This gorgeous performance by Christopher Davis-Shannon. You can grab a copy of this piece on my site too!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOJ_...
Inconsolable Heights of Prayer - David John Roche - Ukulele and OP1
YouTube video by christopher davis-shannon
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December 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
🎄 It's the 8th Dave of Christmas (I'm still going), and I give to you...
🏴 This gorgeous performance by Christopher Davis-Shannon. You can grab a copy of this piece on my site too!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOJ_...
🏴 This gorgeous performance by Christopher Davis-Shannon. You can grab a copy of this piece on my site too!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOJ_...
🎄 On the 7th Dave of Christmas, my true love gave to me... a collection of riffs and ostinati from the the rock and metal I grew up playing. Wow, it's what I always wanted!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0S-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0S-...
David John Roche - Practice Patience (Psappha commission, world premiere)
YouTube video by PsapphaEnsemble
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December 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
🎄 On the 7th Dave of Christmas, my true love gave to me... a collection of riffs and ostinati from the the rock and metal I grew up playing. Wow, it's what I always wanted!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0S-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0S-...
🎄 It's the sixth Dave of Christmas (I am going all the way to the 24th - no stopping), and my true love gave to me...
🏴 A reasonably difficult, double tracked ukulele piece based around a really cool riff. Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaIZ...
🏴 A reasonably difficult, double tracked ukulele piece based around a really cool riff. Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaIZ...
SCHOLASTICS | solo ukulele | David John Roche
YouTube video by David Roche
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December 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
🎄 It's the sixth Dave of Christmas (I am going all the way to the 24th - no stopping), and my true love gave to me...
🏴 A reasonably difficult, double tracked ukulele piece based around a really cool riff. Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaIZ...
🏴 A reasonably difficult, double tracked ukulele piece based around a really cool riff. Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaIZ...