News from the University of York Music Press http://www.uymp.co.uk Sun, 14 Oct 2007 11:12:55 GMT Sun, 14 Oct 2007 09:00:00 GMTThe world premiere of Hilda Paredes' new work Kamex ch'ab will take place on Palm Sunday, 28th March, at the Semana de Musica Religiosa de Cuenca in Spain — Cuenca's 49th Festival of Religious Music. Kamex ch'ab, written for the Hilliard Ensemble and the Arditti String Quartet, was especially commissioned for the festival. The composition has particular poignancy as it is dedicated to Paredes' sister Bety, who inspired the composer as she wrote the work alongside visits to keep her sister company at the Cardiology Hospital in Mexico City. ...http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=125http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=125Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:08:14 GMT'Scoring a Century, A Musical Entertainment', with music by David Blake, is set to get its first production. The performances by the Birmingham Conservatoire of Music will take place at the Crescent Theatre, Birmingham on the 4th, 5th and 6th March. ...http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=124http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=124Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:33:38 GMTAn interesting video of a discussion held by the BCMG and including Vic Hoyland. It took place after the premiere of Hoyland's Hey Presto!: http://www.vimeo.com/7685378 ...http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=117http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=117Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:53:21 GMTThis year's winner of the British Composers' Award in the category of Instrumental Solo or Duo is Thomas Simaku. His piece, Soliloquy V Flauto Acerbo, is for for alto and tenor recorders, and was composed during the summer of 2008. It was commissioned by Christopher Orton with funds provided by the BBC Performing Arts Fund. The judges 'unanimously agreed that the winning work redefines the instrument in a visionary and entirely original way. They praised it for its virtuosity, depth of expression, and powerful imagination.' Of the composition, Simaku writes that: 'As the first part of the title suggests, the piece belongs to a series of works for solo instruments. After the première of Soliloquy I at the 2000 ISCM Festival, the idea of composing a cycle of solo pieces — the aim was to create different characters within the same protagonist who 'narrates' in different languages, as it were — materialized itself. So far, this is the fifth work in the series (the first three are for string instruments, and the fourth is for Bass Clarinet). With each piece, the soloistic idea operates on a different instrumental canvas and is elaborated according to the expressive qualities and the technical potentiality of each instrument. In this work, the linear contours based on 'white modality' but constantly 'surrounded' by chromatic and microtonal inflections, as well as the contrapuntal dynamism and the variety of textural formats stemming from it, are at the heart of the musical discourse. The idiosyncratic quality of this work is to be found perhaps in the second part of the title, Flauto Acerbo!' UYMP is proud to support the music of Thomas Simaku and wishes to congratulate him on this award. The ceremony is available on the BBC's website until 9 December: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00p31rm Listen to Soliloquy V, Flauto Acerbo on our catalogue page. ...http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=116http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=116Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:54:31 GMTVenables is one of the most exciting composers of his generation, having been performed by the BBC Philharmonic, The BBC Singers, Ensemble 10-10, the London Sinfonietta, the Duke Quartet and the Southbank Sinfonia. His music has been performed at venues and festivals internationally, including the Wigmore Hall, Cheltenham International Music Festival, Spitalfields Festival, Bregenz Festival, the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition and the QuantumLoop Animated Film Festival. ...http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=115http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=115Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:55:11 GMTLuís Tinoco has several upcoming performances, beginning with O Silencio e as Pedras. This composition was first performed by the Sond'Ar-te Electric Ensemble, who commissioned the work, at the Cascais Cultural Centre in 2008. It is scored for alto flute, clarinet, piano, violin, cello and granite stones, with live electronics. The upcoming performance will take place on 13 September 2009, at the CCB/Musica Viva Festival, in Lisbon, and will be conducted by Jean-Sébastien Béreau. A subsequent performance will occur in Bilbao at the Guggenheim Museum on 18 November. ...http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=114http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=114Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:54:36 GMTThe University of York Music Press is founding a new postgraduate studentship, which will be named in memory of Bill Colleran. It will commemorate his lifelong commitment to new music, and also the close relationship between Colleran and York, the city in which he began his career in music publishing. Later, with John Paynter, he forged an educational catalogue for Universal Edition and initiated York's New Music in Action summer school. His work as a Director of UE was distinguished by his dedication to the promotion of new music; throughout his life, he was a source of assistance and encouragement to many composers. With David Blake, he founded UYMP in 1994. He was an honorary Fellow of York's Department of Music. ...http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=113http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=113Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:54:18 GMTRecent years for Gilbert have been productive ones, during which time he has written some of his finest music. ...http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=112http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=112Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:53:29 GMTThe complete piano music by David Lumsdaine is now available on CD. The music is performed by Mark Knoop and it is out on Tall Poppies. ...http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=111http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=111Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:50:19 GMTThis year's Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival features two works by Thomas Simaku. ...http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=110http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=110Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:49:46 GMTIn celebration of Jeremy Dale Roberts' 75th birthday, NMC have released a new CD of his music, recorded by members of The Kreutzer Quartet and Aaron Shorr. It features two works: Croquis, for string trio, and Tristia, for violin and piano. ...http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=109http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=109Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:45:39 GMT2009 has been a busy year for Vic Hoyland. It began with the BBC Symphony Orchestra performance of Phoenix ...http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=108http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=108Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:44:06 GMTA brief digest of some of the performances upcoming with music by Hilda Paredes: Sunday 13th September 2009, 12.30pm klangspuren schwaz festival, Kirche der Karmelitinnen, Adamgasse 24, Innsbruck Permutaciones Annelie Gahl — Solo violin ...http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=107http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=107Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:42:30 GMTThis summer has seen the première of two works by Nigel Osborne. The first, Seven Words, Seven Icons, Seven Cities, commissioned by the City of London Festival, the second, Tiree, was commissioned by the Arditti Quartet and the Edinburgh Festival. ...http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=106http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=106Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:38:55 GMTNMC's latest CD features the music of Jeremy Dale Roberts. It includes two works, Tristia, for violin and piano, and Croquis, for string trio. ...http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=105http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=105Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:16:44 GMTUYMP wishes a very happy 30th birthday to Endymion! Their celebrations take place at Kings Place from 3-6 June. Several works by UYMP composers are being performed: Philip Venables: Fight Music Anthony Gilbert: Doubles Vic Hoyland: Token ...http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=104http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=104Fri, 22 May 2009 11:19:06 GMTInitial reviews of Mark Knoop's recording of the complete piano music by David Lumsdaine have been very positive. "It's invigorating to hear these three major piano works again," says Andrew Clements in The Guardian. ...http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=103http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=103Mon, 18 May 2009 10:29:20 GMTScenes from Ed Hughes' forthcoming opera Cocteau In The Underworld, librettist Roger Morris, will be performed at the Brighton Festival on Monday 4 May 2009 at 9pm in the Pavilion Theatre. ...http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=102http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=102Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:52:22 GMTThe latest performances of Thomas Simaku's Insomnio for 15 players will take place in Dresden, with the Dresden Sinfonietta conducted by Ekkehard Klemm. ...http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=101http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=101Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:47:55 GMTSimaku's à2 is to be performed by members of the Kreutzer Quarter at Wilton's, London on 22nd March. ...http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=97http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=97Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:32:41 GMT