During the course of writing the Serenade for Strings, two movements (the first and the second) were workshopped by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Hamish McKeich in one of the Rehearsed Readings sessions organised by SOUNZ and the NZSO. This took place on the 21st & 22nd March 2002 at the Brierly Centre, Wellington College.

First performance 21st October 2004, Ensemble Polymnia
  The entire work was given its first public performance on 21st October 2004 by Ensemble Polymnia under the direction of Sarah Bisley. The concert was given at Église Saint-Julien le Pauvre in Paris. The ensemble gave a partial performance on 20th March 2004 at the Chapelle Saint-Philippe, Meudon.

24th September 2005, Orchestre à cordes Idoménée
  The Serenade for Strings was performed by Orchestre à cordes Idoménée, a string orchestra comprised of professional musicians based in Paris directed by its conductor, Didier Jacquin. Idoménée gave its first concert in Paris on the 24th September 2005. Its first programme included the following works: the Divertimento in D by Mozart, the Holberg Suite by Grieg, Britten's Simple Symphony, and Nigel Keay's Serenade for Strings.
  Didier Jacquin studied at the regional conservatoire in Marseille. He has studied clarinet and bass clarinet with Jean-Marc Volta and chamber music with Édouard Exerjean. He studied harmony and counterpoint at the Regional Conservatoire in Paris, and also studied with Jean-Sébastien Béreau for four years at the Conservatoire in Dijon. In 2006 Didier Jacquin studied with John Nelson and Janos Fürst at the International Academy of Orchestral Conducting in Vendôme organised by the Ensemble Orchestral de Paris.

9th April 2006 Ensemble Kypris
  The Serenade for Strings was performed by Ensemble Kypris (page in French) on the 9th April 2006 at the Eglise évangélique allemande, 25 rue Blanche, 9ème arr. Paris, France.

Thursday 7th December 2006, Orchestre 2021
  Conducted by Elizabeth Askren. Grand Salon de la Fondation des États-Unis, 15 boulevard Jourdan, 75014 Paris. Details of this concert.

Thursday 6th December 2007, Orchestre 2021
  Conducted by Elizabeth Askren. Grand Salon de la Fondation des États-Unis, 15 boulevard Jourdan, 75014 Paris

Sunday 12th May 2013, Ensemble Polymnia
  Conducted by Sarah Bisley. Holy Trinity Church, Devonport, Auckland NZ. Details of "Matariki" Concert PDF.

Thursday 18th July 2019, 8.30pm - Maison des Vins de Graves, Podensac, France. Sérénade pour cordes (2002). Concert "Mozartiana", Festival Musique en Graves. https://musique-en-graves.com/archive-2019/ The Serenade was performed by Nina Millet and Lydia Becker (violins), Jordan Watt (viola), Louisa Deloye (cello), and Esther Brayer (double bass)