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.
National Youth Choir Fellowship Ensemble
Zoë Martlew   Cello
Roderick Williams   Baritone
Andrew West   Piano
Slide Action   Trombone Quartet
Ben Nobuto  sol
Imogen Holst  A Hymne to Christ
Roxanna Panufnik   O Hearken
Millicent B James   Finding Your Home
Zoë Martlew   G-Lude
Hugh Wood  The Isles of Greece: ‘Delos’, ‘Ouzo Unclouded’
Judith Weir  The Voices of Desire: ‘Written on Terrestrial Things’, ‘Sweet Little Red Feet
Brian Elias   Meet Me in the Green Glen
Colin Matthews   Six Chinese Songs: ‘Flowers and Moonlight on the Spring River’
Robert Saxton   The Beach in Winter, Scratby
Roderick Williams   A Coat
Howard Skempton   The Maldive Shark
Rodney Bennett   Songs Before Sleep: ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’, ‘The Mouse and the Bumblebee’
Sasha Scott   Hypernova (World premiere – commissioned by NMC)
Ryan Latimer   C. Exigua
Matthew Locke (arr. Josh Cirtina)   FlattConsort
Alex Paxton   ESTAMPIE