hiː kəmpˈoʊzd ðɪ ˈɑːpɚɹə kˈɪŋ, ðə stˈoːɹi ʌv tˈɑːməs bˈɛkɪt ænd hˈɛnɹi ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd, wˌɪtʃ hæd ɪts wˈɜːld pɹəmˈɪɹ ɪn kˈæntɚbˌɛɹi kɐθˈiːdɹəl ɪn ˈeɪpɹəl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks.
He composed the opera King, the story of Thomas Becket and Henry II of England, which had its world premiere in Canterbury Cathedral in April 2006.