Gavin Sutherland, the conductor on this album, began his professional career as a pianist and conductor for Northern Ballet Theatre in 1992.
Composer Biography
Paul Lewis, a composer on this album, worked in television from age twenty, first administratively, then as a composer for shows like 'Arthur of the Britons' and 'Woof!'.
Compositional Technique
Purcell's Chacony in G minor, a classic of its genre, is a set of eighteen variations on an eight-bar ground bass with ever-changing rhythmic patterns and harmonic shifts.
Composer Biography
Adam Carse, whose 'The Winton Suite' is on this album, was a Professor of Harmony and Counterpoint at the Royal Academy of Music in London.
Composer Biography
Gustav Holst, a composer featured on this album, played the trombone professionally in his youth, which drew him to writing for wind instruments.
Recording & Production
This recording was made possible with the generous support of the Ralph Vaughan Williams Trust.
Composition History
The idea for Peter Warlock's carol 'Bethlehem Down' was conceived by the writer Bruce Blunt during a pub crawl with Warlock in late 1927.
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