I will appear with the Manson Ensemble in a programme featuring my own new work for harpsichord and ensemble, Bára Gísladóttir’s Animals of your Pasture and Anna Þorvaldsdóttir’s Fields.
Manson Ensemble
Vimbayi Kasiboni Conductor
As part of a newly formed ensemble, this is the culmination of a period of mentoring from Manchester Collective where we present a personal programme of music that holds significance for us as individuals and yet contrasts with the kind of music we regularly perform and compose. In this genre-crossing concert, the values of simplicity and honesty provide solace from the turbulence of our time.
Tiago Filipe, Ezo Sarıcı Violin
Oona Lowther Cello
Bonnie Scott Harp
Junyan Chen Piano
James Batty Harpsichord, Electronics
Barbara Hannigan conducts her iconic version of Haydn Symphony No.49 La Passione, in which the harpsichord plays a role inspired by Rilke’s Orpheus, Euridice, Hermes. The programme also features works by Claude Vivier and György Ligeti.
Academy Chamber Orchestra
Barbara Hannigan Conductor
My song “Solitude at the Water’s Edge”, based on Emily Kilpatrick’s translation of a poem by Renée de Brimont will be workshopped alongside other new songs based on French poetry in translation.
Lucy Goddard Mezzo-soprano
Julian Chan Piano (in 31-tone tuning)
Echo Shift, my collaboration with Cameron McMillan and dancers from the Central School of Ballet will be performed alongside other contemporary ballet works.
Cameron McMillan Choreographer
Dancers from the Central School of Ballet
Music featuring performances by:
Elliott Park Conductor
Sofiia Matviienko Flute
Nikolai Iaushev Bass Clarinet
Isaac Shieh Natural Horn
Maho Harada Violin
Charlie Howells Viola
Bella Lorenzo-Giguere Cello
https://www.centralschoolofballet.co.uk/summer-performances/
Echo Shift, my collaboration with Cameron McMillan and dancers from the Central School of Ballet will be performed alongside other contemporary ballet works.
Cameron McMillan Choreographer
Dancers from the Central School of Ballet
Music featuring performances by:
Elliott Park Conductor
Sofiia Matviienko Flute
Nikolai Iaushev Bass Clarinet
Isaac Shieh Natural Horn
Maho Harada Violin
Charlie Howells Viola
Bella Lorenzo-Giguere Cello
https://www.centralschoolofballet.co.uk/summer-performances/
I will give the first performance of some of my work for harpsichord (in a specially devised meantone tuning) alongside some 17th century repertoire as it would have been heard when it was composed.
James Batty Harpsichord
A short programme performed in the Crypt, featuring works by Beethoven, Telemann and J.S. Bach.
Lizzie Knatt Recorders
James Batty Piano
https://www.sjss.org.uk/events/teatime-treats-2
Recording session for my new work for pipa (traditional Chinese instrument), created in collaboration with pipa virtuoso Cheng Yu, to be premiered online through the Psappha YouTube channel at a later date (TBC).
Cheng Yu Pipa
My new piece Half the Story, written for two members of the London Symphony Orchestra, will receive its first performance alongside pieces by Vivek Haria, Zhenyan Li and Mathis Saunier.
Juliana Koch Oboe
Chi-Yu Mo Clarinet
For their 2022 Christmas Concert, LMO are joining forces with Tottenham Community Choir and High Holborn Chamber Choir to present a varied programme of music by Vaughan Williams, Holmès, Stravinsky and Coleridge-Taylor, which also features my rework of “Domine fili unigenite” from Vivaldi’s Gloria, commissioned by Tottenham Community Choir.
Oliver Till, Rachel Maby, Nicki Williamson Conductors
Timothy Edlin Bass-baritone
London Medical Orchestra
Tottenham Community Choir
High Holborn Chamber Choir
https://www.lmo.org.uk/christmas2022
My new work for baroque instruments Vivaci Sensi, inspired by Barbara Strozzi’s song Mentita and Patrick Hamilton’s play Gas LIght, will be premièred by Noxwode alongside an exciting programme of 17th century music around the theme of “Lies and Morals”.
NOXWODE
Conor Gricmanis, Claire Rhiannon Edwards Violins
Thomas Kettle Viola
Miriam Nohl Viola da Gamba
Josie Jobbins Bass
Jonatan Bougt Theorbo
Eva Dolinšek Harpsichord
https://davosfestival.ch/festival/lies-and-morals-barockkonzert-07/
My song You Never Asked at the end of a week of mentoring with Gavin Bryars.
Elmhirst Composers’ Collective: James Batty, Rebecca Galian Castello, Anian Wiedner, Kinna Whitehead.
Hugo Tucker Tenor
Isaac Louth Viola da Gamba
Alexandra Kremakova Harpsichord
My new work for baroque instruments Vivaci Sensi, inspired by Barbara Strozzi’s song Mentita and Patrick Hamilton’s play Gas LIght, will be premièred by Noxwode alongside an exciting programme of 17th century music around the theme of “Lies and Morals”.
NOXWODE
Conor Gricmanis, Claire Rhiannon Edwards Violins
Thomas Kettle Viola
Miriam Nohl Viola da Gamba
Josie Jobbins Bass
Seb Gillot Harpsichord
Richard Gowers Organ
The Carice Singers will give the second performance of my piece Waneth the Watch, the Weaker Ones Dwell alongside pieces by another five composers composed as part of the 2021 Cheltenham Composer Academy and two masterpieces by Ralph Vaughan Williams in his 150th anniversary year.
This piece was inspired by the sunken territory of Doggerland that used to connect the East of England with mainland Europe 8,000 years ago. The music is based on fragments of two texts: the Old English poem “The Seafarer” and its translation by Ezra Pound, and “Thet Freske Riim” in Old Frisian—the oldest preserved variants of the languages spoken either side of Doggerland. The piece explores the musical relationships between these two languages and over the course of the short piece they find common ground—almost like a celebration of this lost territory.
The Carice Singers
George Parris Conductor
https://spitalfieldsmusic.org.uk/events/lend-an-ear-the-legacy-of-ralph-vaughan-williams/
My fanfare Procession of Life – commissioned to mark the 250th anniversary of the Norfolk & Norwich Festival – will be performed from the balcony of the Norwich Guildhall during the opening weekend, at 2pm on Saturday and 3pm on Sunday.
The fanfare was inspired by the incredible archaeological discoveries in Norfolk that have given us insights into our deep history, and features four trumpets and vibraslap (an instrument descended from real animal jawbones). It also references the “Jubilate Deo” by Norwich Cathedral organist Thomas Garland, which was heard at the early festivals in the 1700s but has since been forgotten, languishing as a manuscript in the Rowe Library.
Ucheena Cohen-Shah, Ruby Barber Natural Trumpets
Gareth Howell, Ewan Parkin Modern Trumpets
Matthew Holmes Vibraslap
Blind Spots, a piece I created based on Basque culture in collaboration with the two performers, will be premièred as part of the Artists of the Winter Festival.
Océane Deweirder Mezzo-soprano and Dancer
Lore Amenabar Larrañaga Quarter-tone Accordion
My piece Joyful, joyful, based on the celebrated hymn, will form part of a mass focused on climate action.
Ruth Springer Mezzo-soprano
Miriam Brittenden Mezzo-soprano
Jacob Lewis Violin
James Batty Piano
At the culmination of the Theorbo Today project, my piece The Seafarer will be premiered along with commissions by four other composers.
Janet Oates Soprano
Felicity Hayward Soprano
Sergio Bucheli Theorbo
Toby Carr Theorbo
At the culmination of the Cheltenham Composer Academy 2021, The Carice Singers will première six new compositions, including my piece Waneth the Watch, the Weaker Ones Dwell. Time and venue TBC.
The Carice Singers
George Parris Conductor
The Hill Quartet record my piece “Errizomenoi” (in 31 tones to the octave), in addition to new works by Yu Hng Ng and James Chan.
Bridget O’Donnell, David López Ibañez Violin
Julia Doukakis Viola
Benjamin Michaels Cello
The CHROMA Ensemble and Royal Academy of Music musicians will record my piece “Kairos II” in a filmed workshop session alongside other new compositions inspired by the medieval Book of Hours by composers Stephen Balfour, Thomas Vaughan Jones, Yu Hng Ng, Crystalla Serghiou and Bernardo Simões.
Lucy Driver Flute
Stuart King Clarinets
Max Ruisi Cello
Esther Beyer Harp
Jonathan Phillips Vibraphone
Katherine Tinker Piano
The Riot Ensemble, alongside musicians from the Royal Academy of Music, will workshop my piece “Hyphidelity” for large ensemble, inspired by underground mycorrhizal communications between trees, as well as a new work by Sun Keting.
Riot Ensemble
Aaron Holloway-Nahum Conductor
A concert of miniature works for clarinet and cello presented by Géraldine Fastré and Bruno Ispiola, featuring my piece “Miroir”.
World première of a new piece for guitar and string quartet, alongside pieces by Stephen Balfour and Edward Cowie.
Saki Kato Guitar
Bell Quartet
Fantasia for solo piano features alongside chamber works by Ellen Drewe, Iason Maroulis, Thomas Marples, Matthew Olyver and Elliot Teo.
Xiaowen Shang Piano
The culmination of the Royal Academy of Music’s Sound and Vision festival, featuring the première performance of a new song, Kalugin’s Dream, alongside music by Jared Bennett, Max Burstyn, Geoffrey King, Zhenyan Li, Lazar Liebenberg, Freddie Meyers, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Tom Waits and Henry Mancini.
Ben Knight Voice
Milana Sarukhanyan Voice/Narrator
Joseph Matthews Trumpet
Mirko Škarica Accordion
Nil Mladin Piano
Luke Bainbridge Drums
Matthew Read Bass
Watch the video here
World première of À une raison for mezzo-soprano, alto flute, alto saxophone, viola and accordion, alongside works by Xan Gill, Thomas Vaughan Jones, Zhenyan Li, Jenifer Morphet and David Nunn, and an interpretation of John Cage’s Fontana Mix.
Océane Deweirder Mezzo-soprano
Mina Middleton Alto Flute
Hannah Corcoran Alto Saxophone
Paula Mengel Viola
Lore Amenabar Larrañaga Accordion
Tom Fetherstonhaugh Conductor
Hear the recording here
World première of Aguagon for clarinet, cello and piano, alongside works by Stephen Balfour, Xan Gill, Thomas Vaughan Jones and David Nunn, inspired by a short clarinet solo written for by Stravinsky for Picasso on a telegram.
Mark Simpson Clarinet
Zoë Martlew Cello
Huw Watkins Piano
World première of Miroir for clarinet and cello.
Géraldine Fastré Clarinet
Bruno Ispiola Cello