He is a pianist and regularly performs with his trio, and this played a large role in one of his best-known works, his Mass in Blue.
Todd's wife, Bethany Halliday, performed the soprano solo alongside the Blue Planet Orchestra and Hertfordshire Chorus, conducted by David Temple.
His work The Blackened Man won second prize in the International Verdi Opera Competition in 2002 and was later staged at the 2004 Buxton Festival.
Among Angels was commissioned by the Genesis Foundation and was first performed by The Sixteen in Salzburg.
Written for WNO Max, Sweetness and Badness was performed on a tour during autumn 2006.