Details

Dutch Church
7 Austin Friars
City of London
London
EC2N 2HA
England

Wednesday 3rd July 2024
7:30 PM

Programme

Ben Nobuto – Sol
Alex Paxton – Estampie
Matthew Locke – Flatt Consort
Ryan Latimer – C. Exigua
Sasha Scott – Hypernova (World premiere – commissioned by NMC)
Rodney Bennett – Songs Before Sleep: ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’, ‘The Mouse and the Bumblebee’
Howard Skempton – The Maldive Shark
Roderick Williams – A Coat
Robert Saxton – The Beach in Winter, Scratby
Colin Matthews – Six Chinese Songs: ‘Flowers and Moonlight on the Spring River’
Brian Elias – Meet Me in the Green Glen
Judith Weir – The Voices of Desire: ‘Written on Terrestrial Things’, ‘Sweet Little Red Feet'
Hugh Wood – The Isles of Greece: ‘Delos’, ‘Ouzo Unclouded’
Zoe Martlew – G-Lude
Millicent B James – Finding Your Home
Roxanna Panufnik – O Hearken
Imogen Holst – A Hymne to Christ

Performers

Zoe Martlew – cello
Roderick Williams – baritone
Andrew West – piano

National Youth Choir Fellowship
Slide Action

Programme Note

A celebration of NMC Recordings, award-winning record label and arts charity, through performances of the many new works featured over the past 35 years since its foundation by composer Colin Matthews.

A thrillingly eclectic evening of short works for choir, solo cello, baritone and trombone quartet awaits, showcasing exceptional contemporary music from Britain and Ireland. This snapshot of NMC’s past and future includes premiere performances of works by Ben Nobuto, Millicent B James and Sasha Scott.