“Very honest stuff” – Steve Reich on ‘Morning’
Welsh, London-based composer David Braid has completed some 260 works, including three symphonies, a viola concerto, some 70 songs and around 100 pieces involving the guitar. His work has been performed internationally in Europe and the Americas and broadcast on BBC Radio 3.
Major UK performances include Wigmore Hall, Southbank Centre, King’s Place, Wilton’s Music Hall, 1901 Arts Club, among others.
David has over 50 releases available: albums, EP & singles:
NEWS – Consideration Given (from ‘Songs of Opposing Consideration‘) released 17th October, 2025 – out now:
NEWS – Four Duos for when the world momentarily stops, viola & piano EP out now HERE
NEWS – Five Duos for the Curious, new bassoon & guitar EP now out on Bandcamp HERE
NEWS – 2 Trios for alto flute, guitar & viola EP now out available on Spotify, Apple Music, et al HERE
NEWS – Braid Ensemble EP now also available on Spotify, Apple Music, et al HERE
NEWS – Transfigured Life – Still Life for violin & piano (Ezgi Sarikcioglu & Rossitza Stoycheva) released: now available on Bandcamp HERE
NEWS – commission of extensive solo work, Seven Bright Ideas, for German mandolinist Florian Klaus Rumpf complete – news on premiere and recording/publishing to come.
NEWS – evening-long, major work Journey Time – is now available HERE as a physical CD/download – a setting of my own text for soprano and small group. The text looks at the idea of self-realisation in context of the follies of contemporary life; here is an excerpt: Acceptance. For more films see the Films/Audio tab above.
DAVID BRAID 