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===Classical works===
Under his real name, Chadburn has written a number of works for classical music groups. These include ''Unison: Things Are Getting Worse'' for a large ensemble of pianists, performed at the showroom of Markson Pianos in 2010,<ref name="projects" /><ref name=alotofpianos>{{cite web|last=Cunningham|first=David|title=a lot of pianos...|url=http://www.stalk.net/piano/lotofpianos.htm|accessdate=13 August 2013}}</ref> ''X Chairman Maos'', written for the ensemble [[Anton Lukoszevieze|Apartment House]] and performed at the [[De La Warr Pavilion]] to coincide with their [[Andy Warhol]] exhibition in 2011,<ref name="projects" /><ref name="DLWP">{{cite web|title=Apartment House + Simon Bookish|url=http://www.dlwp.com/event/apartment-house-simon-bookish|accessdate=13 August 2013}}</ref> and ''Five Loops for the Bathyscaphe'' (2018), commissioned by the [[Britten Sinfonia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jan/28/london-sinfonietta-50th-anniversary-concert-review-britten-sinfonia-leo-chadburn|title=The week in classical: London Sinfonietta 50th anniversary concert; Britten Sinfonia - review|last=Maddocks|first=Fiona|date=2018-01-28|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-09-09}}</ref>
 
His string quartet, ''The Indistinguishables'' was written for the Canadian quartet [[Quatuor Bozzini]] and performed at the 2014 [[Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival]]<ref name="Bozzini">{{cite web|title=Leo Chadburn Composer’s Kitchen 2014|url=http://www.quatuorbozzini.ca/en/evenements/31997/|accessdate=22 December 2016}}</ref>. A performance by the quartet at Milton Court ([[Guildhall School of Music]]) in March 2019 with Gemma Saunders as narrator was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in September 2019.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0008pn4 New Music Show, BBC Radio 3, 21 September, 2019]</ref> His piece for chamber ensemble, ''Freezywater'', commissioned by the [[Wigmore Hall]], won a 2016 [[British Composer Awards|British Composer Award]].<ref name="BAC">{{cite web|title=BRITISH COMPOSER AWARDS|url=http://www.britishcomposerawards.com/composer_profiles.php?idc=1007&y=2016&u=27&idz=1006&w=1|accessdate=22 December 2016}}</ref> Chadburn was nominated for a second British Composer Award the following year, for his choral piece ''Affix Stamp Here,''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.m-magazine.co.uk/genres/classical/nominees-announced-british-composer-awards-2017/|title=Nominees announced for British Composer Awards 2017 - M Magazine|date=2017-10-26|work=M magazine: PRS for Music online magazine|access-date=2018-09-09|language=en-US}}</ref> written for the vocal ensemble EXAUDI.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/prospect-recommends-the-best-classical-music-this-month-4|title=Prospect recommends: The best classical music this month|last=Coghlan|first=Alexandra|access-date=2018-09-09|language=en-US}}</ref>
 
Chadburn is currently an associate composer of the [[London Symphony Orchestra]],<ref name="LSO1">{{cite web|url=http://lsosoundhub.co.uk/composers/|title=Composers – LSO Soundhub|accessdate=13 August 2013}}</ref> who performed his piece ''Brown Leather Sofa'' in 2013.<ref name="LSO2">{{cite web|url=http://lso.co.uk/saturday-13-april-5pm-7-30pm|title=Saturday 13 April: 5pm & 7.30pm – London Symphony Orchestra [PDF]|accessdate=13 August 2013}}</ref>
 
=== Albums (as Leo Chadburn) ===
Chadburn has released two albums under his own name, ''Epigram / Microgram'' (2013),<ref>{{Cite web|title=SIMON BOOKISH / LEO CHADBURN - EPIGRAM / MICROGRAM|url=http://www.simonbookish.com/epigram_microgram/|access-date=2020-07-25|website=www.simonbookish.com}}</ref> an instrumental album which utilises the [[Casio CZ synthesizers#CZ-101|Casio CZ-101]] synthesizer as its only sound source, and ''The Subject / The Object'' (2020), which comprises two 20-minute long tracks of spoken word [[stream of consciousness]] and [[drone music]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Quietus {{!}} Features {{!}} Spool's Out {{!}} Spool's Out: Cassette Reviews For July By Tristan Bath|url=https://thequietus.com/articles/28621-ukaea-bunkland-salmon-universe-lauren-doss|access-date=2020-07-25|website=The Quietus|language=en-us}}</ref>
 
===Collaborations===
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===Albums as Simon Bookish===
 
*''Unfair / Funfair'' (2006, Use Your Teeth)
*''Trainwreck / Raincheck'' (2007, Use Your Teeth)
*''Everything / Everything'' (2008, [[Tomlab]])
 
===Albums as Leo Chadburn===
 
*''Epigram / Microgram'' (2013, Library of Nothing)
*''The Subject / The Object'' (2020, Library of Nothing)
 
== Selected notated works ==