As a
composer Frances has written a great many works for choirs, music theatre, art exhibitions, plays and commercial recordings. This includes
“Stella Maris” (Phelim Roland) for a large scale community play staged in front of
The Victory in Portsmouth Harbour, with Solent People’s Theatre;
“Shades of Earth” and
“Colour Pulse 5” for mixed voices and electronics for Colourscape Festival,
“The Emperor and the Nightingale” a children’s opera for Big Mouth Piano Tales; and
Tailgneachd nam Ban Bhuidseach (The Witches' Prophecy) for Còisir Lunnainn (The London Gaelic Choir),
“Harmony Squared” to accompany The Great Tapestry of Scotland, and a variety of library music tracks with partner Herbie Clarke. Her most recent works for
Minerva Scientifica include
“AdaBab(ble)” for 5 acapella voices, and
“Minerva Mathematica” for mixed voices, premiered at the Science Museum by electric voice theatre in London in 2015 & 2017 respectively.
Details of works here