World's Apart (9'30') A darkly dramatic show piece recorded by Duncan McTier and Kathron Sturrock on Meridian CDE 84496. John Hawkins Studied with Master of the Queen's Music Malcolm Williamson and composer and teacher Elisabeth Lutyens. He has written many chamber, vocal and orchestral pieces (including a Sea Symphony, which was broadcast three times), a chamber opera for Covent Garden's 'Garden Venture' and much successful music for children. '? a distinguished musician who obviously has things to say and who knows how to say them in accessible, communicative terms likely to appeal to larger audiences without ever compromising or writing down to them . . .' - MusicWeb 'A name to remember' - Gramophone