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Le campane della Toscana for flute and piano was composed in 1998 and shortlisted by the SPNM the following year. It is in one movement lasting about seven minutes.
It was inspired by a stay in Tuscany a few years ago. Walking in the beautiful countryside one Sunday afternoon, the bells in the neighbouring village started to ring. They were soon joined by the bells in the village down the hill. We then came upon a wonderful, bustling procession of priests and people, singing Gregorian chants, bearing the statue of the Madonna, garlanded with flowers. Joining this procession, we reached the village church where the plainsong mingled unrelatedly with the irregular tolling of the bells as the people filed into the little church. Wisps of half-muffled plainsong from within the church, the sweet hint of incense lingering in the air and a lone, distant bell provided a wonderful coda to such a sensuous afternoon.
It received its first performance by Nancy Ruffer and Dominic Saunders in the SPNM showcase recital at the Warehouse, London on 4th December, 2000.