Listeners’ responses to music by Neil Buckland:

‘really great listening’ – JB, Buxton, Australia

‘deep and engaging… music that appeals to both the heart and the mind’ – MW, Boston, USA

‘compelling’ – AW, Dornoch, Scotland

‘really lovely compositions that you become immersed in’ – TM, Melbourne, Australia

‘very evocative… atmospheric lyricism… a lovely lyrical bent’ – PW, Adelaide, Australia

‘the perfect soundtrack for some recharging “me time”‘ – SP, Melbourne, Australia

‘amazing’ – WY, Shanghai, China

Immortal Diamond : ‘beautiful’; ‘truly meditative… I wish I could live in that world that it transported me to, it was a world very joyful, very peaceful’

The Heart Falls as Light : ‘such a beautiful, peaceful piece’

Life’s Golden Tree : ‘I’m still not even halfway through it and am already sooo captivated!!! It was my utmost pleasure to listen to this music’; ‘a beautiful piece. Your use of pause and tempo allows for a reflective space…’

SONGS OF JOY AND SORROW : ‘beautiful pieces. They communicate the poetry so well. What gorgeous music and artistry you’ve brought to life in these compositions!’

      Of Love : ‘love it!! One of your best works’; ‘beautiful!’

      Of Joy and Sorrow : ‘very beautiful and meditative’; ‘the overall effect feels a little ethereal. So beautiful.’

      Of Beauty : ‘lovely composition’; ‘I just loved it. It was really really perfect…It gives ripples of joy… or of peace’

Pobblebonk Dance for piano : ‘What a fun piece!’; ‘great!’; ‘very interesting composition’; ‘I really enjoyed it! I think you captured the pobblebonks so beautifully!’

Pobblebonk Dance for guitar : ‘I really love this composition. I have quite a beloved relationship with the Pobblebonk, and realise I’m quite attuned to the structure and melody of its song having listened to this. You have both distilled and added something marvellous’

CLIMATES OF THE MIND :

      Nostalgia: ‘lovely piece!’; ‘Mysterious and nostalgic pastoral, one of your most attractive, colourful [and] beguiling’; ‘very beautiful’; ‘makes me think of mysterious mythical woodlands’ (more info: ORCHESTRAL MUSIC)

      Gratitude: ‘inspiring’; ‘lovely’; ‘deserves to be popular’; ‘Very nice and positive’; ‘This is what the world would sound like if everyone lived with gratitude! So beautiful’; ‘Beautiful, joyful and immersive experience listening to this. Lovely composition!’; ‘So beautiful’ (more info: ORCHESTRAL MUSIC)

      Courage : ‘Beautiful. Stunning.’; ‘Beautiful piece of music’; ‘loved it’; ‘At first I thought this was perhaps a bit dreamy for something called Courage, but then the more I listened the more I understood that you’re thinking of a gentle kind of strength – real courage in fact, when you think about the real meaning of the word, and not a simple bombastic kind of interpretation.’; ‘Beautiful: positive melancholy.’; ‘thank you for this moving evocation of courage and heart. Your composition touches on many facets of those qualities beautifully’

       Serenity : ‘captivating’; ‘so beautiful!’; ‘A lovely piece’

      Happiness : ‘Very beautiful! Music you can lose yourself in’; ‘Just wanted to say how much I like this piece!’

      Nonchalance : ‘Very attractive, good humoured, colourful, mood enhancing music’; ‘Beautiful… This one has a magical effect on me, as if I’m in a magical world’; ‘cheerful and interesting’

      Melancholy Waltz : ‘very beautiful’

Parables of Sunlight :  ‘atmospheric, colourful, tuneful, yet contemporary… wonderfully evocative of the alternating cloud-sunshine image… a lovely “soundscape”’; ‘Finland with the midges replaced by exotic birds… the opening is very arresting – melodically, harmonically, rhythmically – very atmospheric’ (see ORCHESTRAL MUSIC and CHAMBER MUSIC) To hear Parables of Sunlight, go to the Listen page.

Concerto for Harpsichord or Piano:  ‘a rich and emotionally diverse musical experience … The concerto has an expansive landscape but, unlike some landscapes, there is a foreground and detail without waffle. The slow movement is particularly beautiful’; ‘[the 1st movement has] great textures, contrast, energy, colour, variety…’; ‘the slow movement … reminds me of Barber … tonal, tuneful, economical and expressive without going romantically overboard’  (see ORCHESTRAL MUSIC)

The Lay of the Last Survivor:  ‘a lovely, expressive Celtic sound, infinitely sustained… I love the sense this piece gives of being suspended in time’ (see SOLO VOCAL MUSIC)

Then I Became: ‘… reminds me of Vaughan Williams after Tallis!’ (see SOLO VOCAL MUSIC, ORCHESTRAL MUSIC, and CHORAL MUSIC) To hear extended excerpts from Then I Became, go to the Listen page.

Echoes in the Memory:  ‘very meditative and beautiful music’; ‘beautiful’; ‘lovely piece of music’ (see SOLO VOCAL MUSIC

Gaia:  ‘a really lovely piece’ (see ORCHESTRAL MUSIC)

The River (first section): ‘a great opening… wonderful’; ‘compelling’ (see CHORAL MUSIC works in progress)

Dignus es, Domine from Revelations: ‘a fine and thrilling piece’; ‘impressive’ (see CHORAL MUSIC works in progress)

To hear compositions that do not appear on the Listen page of this site, see my YouTube channel, or my artist page on Apple Music/iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Deezer, QQ Music, Kuwo or Wangyiyun. Most of my music is also available on CD (to order CDs: CONTACT ).