The inspiration for Darkness Falling with Birdsong comes from Stackpole Quay in Pembrokeshire, which is one of my favourite places in Wales. The quay is in a small wooded valley, where as darkness falls, you can listen to birds singing and watch the stars twinkling through the leafy canopy. The form of the piece takes you on a walk down through the trees listening to a blackbird singing, to the water's edge - the central piano solo - at which point the sun goes below the horizon, and then back up the other side until finally looking down at the sea from the headland, the light has faded.