 He has also achieved success as a composer of orchestral music, his "Christmas Carnival" being frequently performed and having been recorded by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.His "Sinfonia Concertante" for clarinet, trumpet, horn and orchestra was commissioned by the London Symphony Orchestra to celebrate its centenary in 2004.Bissill's "Lone Call and Charge", for solo horn is frequently performed, for example where competition or audition rules stipulate performance of a recently composed work.