News

23 Apr 2018

Launch of William Howard’s new album ‘Sixteen Contemporary Love Songs’, featuring Robert Saxton’s work, ‘For Teresa’

On May 8th, at the Leighton House Museum in London, a recital by William Howard will be held to launch his new Orchid Classics album ‘Sixteen Contemporary Love Songs’, which features Robert Saxton’s work for solo piano For Teresa. This CD will be officially released on June 1st.
20 Apr 2018

Happy Birthday to multi award-winning composer Thomas Simaku!

UYMP wishes a very Happy Birthday to multi award-winning composer Thomas Simaku! Simaku turned 60 on 18th April, with a host of compositions, large and small, under his belt, including works such as Concerto for Orchestra, the Soliloquy Cycle, five string quartets, The Scream for String Orchestra, and a lot more!

Upcoming works include a piece for chamber ensemble, which Simaku is writing especially for the prestigious ensemble Klangforum Wien and which will receive its premiere later in the year.
12 Apr 2018

Robert Saxton – Piano Music Toccata CD Released

On March 1st, Robert Saxton’s new Toccata Classics CD of Piano Music, performed by Clare Hammond, was released, and is already receiving fantastic reviews.
9 Apr 2018

Jeremy Dale Roberts – A Celebration

At 4pm on April 22nd in the Royal Academy of Music’s Dukes Hall, a concert to celebrate the life and work of Jeremy Dale Roberts, who died last year aged 83, will be held.
22 Mar 2018

Frederick Viner’s ‘Herz an Herz’ performed by William Howard

Here at UYMP, we are very pleased that a recording of Frederick Viner’s solo piano work Herz an Herz, performed by William Howard, has been released.
19 Mar 2018

In Focus: Gilbert and Gorb

On the 20th and 21st of June, a two-day festival celebrating the compositions of Anthony Gilbert and Adam Gorb will be held at the Royal Northern College of Music.
28 Feb 2018

Gilbert’s ‘Monsoon Toccata’ on Janet Owen Thomas CD

Anthony Gilbert’s ‘Monsoon Toccata’ for solo piano, written in memory of his former pupil Janet Owen Thomas, has been released on CD alongside Owen Thomas’ own works. The CD, entitled ‘A Shooting Star’, has been recorded by Prima Facie (ASC Records) in celebration of Owen Thomas’ life. Richard Casey, who gave the premiere of ‘Monsoon Toccata’ in Belfast, in 2014, is the pianist ; the other artists on the disc are Simon Passmore, Jane Ford, The Goldberg Ensemble and The Bingham Quartet.
22 Feb 2018

Excellent reviews for Sadie Harrison’s ‘Aurea Luce’ on divine art

Here at UYMP, we are exceedingly pleased that praise has been pouring in for Sadie Harrison’s Aurea Luce, played by Madeleine Mitchell on the divine art record, ‘Violin Muse’.
19 Feb 2018

Launch of Ed Hughes’ new work, Cuckmere: A Portrait, a Brighton Festival Co-commission

On the 15 February, at the launch of the Brighton Festival, a ‘Spotlight’ film of Cuckmere: A portrait was shown. The imagery for the film was produced by Cesca Eaton and the Spring and Summer sections of Ed Hughes’ score were played in the background.
9 Feb 2018

Hebrides ensemble livestream of Nigel Osborne’s work, ‘The Piano Tuner’

On the 12 February at 1pm, the Hebrides ensemble will be livestreaming their performance of Nigel Osborne’s piano trio, The Piano Tuner, from the Perth Concert Hall.
8 Feb 2018

Further fantastic reviews for Sadie Harrison’s Prima Facie album, ‘Return of the Nightingales’

We are delighted that Sadie Harrison’s latest CD, Return of the Nightingales has received even more wonderful reviews, this time by The Cross-Eyed Pianist and Gramophone.
26 Jan 2018

CLARE HAMMOND BLOG ON SAXTON TOCCATA CD

A CD of Robert Saxton’s piano music, recorded by pianist Clare Hammond, will be released by Toccata Classics in March 2018, and will include Hortus Musicae, Book 1 (2013) and Hortus Musicae, Book 2 (2016), published by UYMP. Both works are dedicated to Hammond and she has written a fascinating introductory blog to the album. As well as describing the works on the recording in more detail, Hammond speaks of a most successful and harmonious professional collaboration with Robert Saxton since she first met him, when playing his Chacony for left hand, six years ago. During these years Hammond has given the premieres, besides a number of further performances, of the Hortus Musicae cycles.