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Recent news

• Viner wins the STR Music Composition Prize at York with new work 'The Annunciation'

  

  UYMP is delighted that Frederick Viner has won the University of York Music Department's STR Music Composition Prize, with his new piece The Annunciation for SATB divisi.  The prize is sponsored by Sean Rourke.  The Annunciation, the only work to be announced in an otherwise 'mystery' concert programme to be given by The 24 directed by Robert Hollingworth, will be premiered at the Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall tomorrow evening, February 19th 2020, at 7.30pm.  Besides Viner's premiere, the carefully-planned programme will span some fascinating works from the 16th to the 20th centuries.  More details at York Concerts.  Many congratulations to Fred!

   

   

• Tinoco's 'Frisland' on Radio France

  

  Luis Tinoco's Frisland, for symphony orchestra, inspired by the music of Bill Frisell, is included in the 'En Pistes, contemporains' programme this Sunday, on Radio France.  The programme also features and pays tribute to violist Christophe Desjardins.  To listen: https://www.francemusique.fr/emissions/en-pistes-contemporains/hommage-a-l-altiste-christophe-desjardins-musicien-manifeste-de-la-creation-musicale-contemporaine-80698  .

• ‘It’s a very beautiful disc!’ - Tinoco’s ‘Archipelago’ Odradek CD applauded by Radio France

  

  Luis Tinoco’s new CD ‘Archipelago’ on Odradek ODRCD398 has been recommended highly by Radio France’s ‘France Musique’ ‘En Pistes, contemporains’ (Sunday 2nd February, 2020).  Rodolphe Bruneau-Boulmier called it ‘a very good disc produced by the beautiful Odradek’ and said that Luis Tinoco’s music contrasts with some other percussion music written in the 20th/21st centuries -  which is often a very easy repertoire and may try to create an impression (which sometimes hides a lack of inspiration).  The presenter says ‘But it is not the case with Luis Tinoco, who has not forgotten the melodies at the heart of his universe’.  

• BBC Music gives excellent review of Paredes’ Zuhuy Kak recording by de Saram

  

  Hilda Paredes’ work for solo cello Zuhuy Kak, performed by the legendary Rohan de Saram has been released on 15th November 2019 on the CD 20th Century British Works for Solo Cello on First Hand Records (FHR045).  The CD has received an excellent review by BBC Music Magazine (November 2019).  Helen Wallace writes: 'Saram, former cellist of the Arditti Quartet and a tireless adventurer in new music, marks his 80th birthday with a very personal collection, almost a musical ‘This is Your Life’.  Each of the works was written for him by composer friends and colleagues over his six-decade-long career. 

• Ed Hughes’ ‘Sun, New Moon and Women Shouting’ Upcoming Performance

  

  UYMP is very excited to announce that Ed Hughes’ work for choral a cappella vocal ensemble SSC-tTBarB, Sun, New Moon and Women Shouting will be performed by I Fagiolini at Kings Palace in London (25th April, 2020).

  Tickets for the concert ‘Au Naturel: Nature Unwrapped’, featuring Hughes’ work, can be purchased here and I Fagiolini have also very graciously given permission for their recording of Sun, New Moon and Women Shouting to be featured on Hughes’ website.