works of the Russian composer Nikolai Medtner, on whose music he is an authority. His existing publications in prose include a chapter on his own music in the book 'Contemporary Music and Spirituality', edited by Robert Sholl and Sander van Maas (Routledge, London & New York, 2016; ). Pott lives near Winchester in Hampshire. His two adult children have both followed in his musical footsteps. Works Pott's works have been performed and broadcast in over 40 countries worldwide, issued extensively on CD and published by five major houses in the UK. His monumental organ symphony Christus was described in 1992 as "one of the most important organ works of our century", and in 1999 as "an astonishingly original composition, compelling in its structural logic and exhilarating in performance: a stupendous achievement". His oratorio A Song on the End of the World, named after a Czesław Miłosz poem from Nazi-occupied Warsaw and written as the last pre-millennial Elgar Commission of the Three Choirs Festival at Worcester, was hailed as "thrilling, apocalyptic and profoundly affecting". His 89-minute oratorio for tenor solo, double chorus and organ, The Cloud of Unknowing, received international acclaim following its premiere in May 2006 at the London Festival of Contemporary Church Music (James Gilchrist, tenor, Jeremy Filsell, organ, and the Vasari Singers under their conductor, Jeremy Backhouse) and the CD release by the same artists in September 2007 (Signum Records). In January 2012 Naxos released Pott's sacred choral works, performed by the Oxford-based chamber choir Commotio under the direction of Matthew Berry. Pott's piano music is championed by the Russian-Canadian virtuoso Alexander Tselyakov, and his organ works by the British organist Jeremy Filsell. Other works include sonatas for violin, viola and cello (one for each, all with piano) and many songs, including song cycles. Further works for chorus and orchestra include 'The Lost Wand' (2015, setting texts by Hermann Hesse, Karen Gershon and Vernon Scannell – the title is taken from a line of Scannell's) and 'Cantus Maris' (2016, incorporating an important solo part for mezzo-soprano). In December 2013 Pott signed an exclusive contract with Peters Edition in London, to cover all his future choral and organ work and items from his back catalogue that remain unpublished. His piano and chamber music is published by Composers Edition. Pott's 'Cantus Maris' [Sea Requiem for mezzo-soprano solo, chorus and orchestra] was premiered at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London,