The three works on this album were commissioned by the Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS), an organization famous for commissioning Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.
Recording & Production
All works on this album were recorded live at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, London, on June 2, 2019.
Recording & Production
NMC Recordings, the label for this album, is a multi-award-winning charity founded in 1989 by composer Colin Matthews OBE, dedicated to contemporary classical music from the British Isles.
Recording & Production
NMC Recordings was the first organization to receive the Royal Philharmonic Society's Leslie Boosey Award in 2015 for its outstanding contribution to furthering contemporary music in Britain.
Composition History
The works on this album were developed over 10 months by the composers in the Composers' Academy, guided by Unsuk Chin, Artistic Director of the Music of Today series, and other visiting composers.
Recording & Production
This album features new works by emerging composers Benjamin Ashby and Chia-Ying Lin, who were participants in the Philharmonia's 2018/19 Composers' Academy.
Performer Biography
Geoffrey Paterson, the conductor on this album, has previously conducted for the Royal Danish Opera, Opera North, Glyndebourne on Tour, and the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
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