PERFORMANCES:
TITLE TBC - LONDON CONCERT CHOIR -
Holy Trinity Church, Sloane St.
March 20th 2018
A substantial new choral piece new piece raising awareness of and money for Breast cancer research - an affirmation of life, commissioned and premiered by London Concert Choir (dir. Mark Forkgen)
"LOVE IN IDLENESS" - Lord Leycester Hospital, Warwick,
January 6th 2018, 5.30pm
A piece for solo harp about Titania's unfortunate encounter with Bottom inspired by Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Part of The Future Blend Project premiered by Fran Barsby.
WOMEN AND WORDS - Kings Place,
October 21st, 2017, 7.30pm
Two new pieces for mezzo and piano, "The Captive Dove" (after the poem by Anne Bronte) and "Tell Me Not I Shall Forget" (after the poem by Elizabeth Margaret Chandler).
Commissioned by Equator Festival: Women of the World.
Click here for further details and to buy tickets.
MAGNIFICAT - Cantus Ensemble, July 8th, St. Gabriel's, Pimlico
Delighted to say that my Magnificat won the Audience prize!
http://www.thecantusensemble.com/concerts
TITLE TBC - LONDON CONCERT CHOIR -
Holy Trinity Church, Sloane St.
March 20th 2018
A substantial new choral piece new piece raising awareness of and money for Breast cancer research - an affirmation of life, commissioned and premiered by London Concert Choir (dir. Mark Forkgen)
"LOVE IN IDLENESS" - Lord Leycester Hospital, Warwick,
January 6th 2018, 5.30pm
A piece for solo harp about Titania's unfortunate encounter with Bottom inspired by Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Part of The Future Blend Project premiered by Fran Barsby.
WOMEN AND WORDS - Kings Place,
October 21st, 2017, 7.30pm
Two new pieces for mezzo and piano, "The Captive Dove" (after the poem by Anne Bronte) and "Tell Me Not I Shall Forget" (after the poem by Elizabeth Margaret Chandler).
Commissioned by Equator Festival: Women of the World.
Click here for further details and to buy tickets.
MAGNIFICAT - Cantus Ensemble, July 8th, St. Gabriel's, Pimlico
Delighted to say that my Magnificat won the Audience prize!
http://www.thecantusensemble.com/concerts
VESPERS (2016) SATURDAY 20th MAY 2017
5.30pm BRISTOL CATHEDRAL
Further to the residency and recording of "Gustate et Videte" in Bristol earlier this year I was commissioned to write a larger scale choral work based on the Old Hispanic Office liturgy. This will consist of three short anthems, a Vespertinus, Sono and Alleluiaticum and also a set of Preces and Responses. Whilst the pieces are conceived a set the intention is very much that they can stand alone for use within the Anglican Liturgy. The first performance will take place at 5pm on Saturday 4th February 2017 in Bristol Cathedral alongside two other new commissions by the fabulous Euchar Gravina and Francisco Carbonell. I may be biased (!) but I think this will be an exceptional hour of new music......
Saturday May 20th, 2017, 5.30pm, Bristol Cathedral
Bristol Cathedral Choir and Christchurch Cathedral Choir Oxford.
EGO DORMIVI ET QUIEVI (SATB div.) - 14th May 2017 3.30pm
As part of Evensong at Bristol Cathedral, Bristol Cathedral Choir dir. Mark Lee
NOW THE GREEN BLADE RISETH - 13th May 2017, Bristol -
One of a number of new organ works by composers from around the world being performed at public concert at 3pm on Saturday 13th May 2017 at All Saints Church, Pembroke Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 2HY
"THEY" - 6th May 2017 - Rainbow Choir -
St Stephen's Church, Nottingham, NG7 5GZ
World premiere of my song "They", freely available to musicians raising money or awareness of refugees and other minority groups as part of http://www.hutchingsmusic.co.uk/choirsagainstracism/.
5.30pm BRISTOL CATHEDRAL
Further to the residency and recording of "Gustate et Videte" in Bristol earlier this year I was commissioned to write a larger scale choral work based on the Old Hispanic Office liturgy. This will consist of three short anthems, a Vespertinus, Sono and Alleluiaticum and also a set of Preces and Responses. Whilst the pieces are conceived a set the intention is very much that they can stand alone for use within the Anglican Liturgy. The first performance will take place at 5pm on Saturday 4th February 2017 in Bristol Cathedral alongside two other new commissions by the fabulous Euchar Gravina and Francisco Carbonell. I may be biased (!) but I think this will be an exceptional hour of new music......
Saturday May 20th, 2017, 5.30pm, Bristol Cathedral
Bristol Cathedral Choir and Christchurch Cathedral Choir Oxford.
EGO DORMIVI ET QUIEVI (SATB div.) - 14th May 2017 3.30pm
As part of Evensong at Bristol Cathedral, Bristol Cathedral Choir dir. Mark Lee
NOW THE GREEN BLADE RISETH - 13th May 2017, Bristol -
One of a number of new organ works by composers from around the world being performed at public concert at 3pm on Saturday 13th May 2017 at All Saints Church, Pembroke Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 2HY
"THEY" - 6th May 2017 - Rainbow Choir -
St Stephen's Church, Nottingham, NG7 5GZ
World premiere of my song "They", freely available to musicians raising money or awareness of refugees and other minority groups as part of http://www.hutchingsmusic.co.uk/choirsagainstracism/.
DAWN. BRUSSELS. OCTOBER 12th 1915 - 23rd March, St. Bride's Church, Fleet Street. 7.45pm
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Selwyn College Choir, Onyx Brass, cond. Michael Bawtree
JAM (John Armitage Memorial Trust) concert "Music of Our Time" A new piece for double choir, organ, solo alto and solo trumpet commemorating British nurse Edith Cavell, combining words spoken by Edith Cavell the night before her execution with those given in a statement by the German Under Foreign Secretary and lines from "Abide With Me". A combination of sung and spoken words woven through with fragments of the Last Post. |
HEARD DIFFERENTLY - 15th March 2017 - Milestones Museum, Basingstoke, 6.30pm
The culmination of my collaboration with Aldworth School, Prof. Holly Furneaux and Hampshire Music Service as Composer in Residence re-imagining Dickens' characters. Two new pieces by the pupils including, multi media and costumed readings.
PASCHALIA - 1st March 2017 - The Chapel - Royal Holloway
Premiered by Rupert Gough (Organ) at The Chapel, Royal Holloway.
Commissioned by Choir & Organ Magazine as part of their New Music series March/April 2017 and available to download until October 2017.
To my knowledge also subsequently performed in Wales, Ireland, Canada, America and Belgium on Easter morning!
A big bright Passacaglia for Easter!
Commissioned by Choir & Organ Magazine as part of their New Music series March/April 2017 and available to download until October 2017.
To my knowledge also subsequently performed in Wales, Ireland, Canada, America and Belgium on Easter morning!
A big bright Passacaglia for Easter!
JOURNEYS - BBC Radio 3, 24th January 2017
"JOURNEYS" - BBC Radio 3 - 24th January 2017 c. 9.30pm
Chiltern Youth Chamber Orchestra (cond. Peter Hanson), commissioned by "Adopt a Composer" (Making Music)
Chiltern Youth Chamber Orchestra (cond. Peter Hanson), commissioned by "Adopt a Composer" (Making Music)
I SING OF A MAIDEN (2016)
The third of my "Three Mediaeval Carols" (the others being "Those Things Three" and "Of a Rose I Sing"), will be premiered by The Music Makers of London (cond. Hilary Campbell).
Saturday 10 December, 7.30pm, at St Michael & All Angels, Elm Bank Gardens,
London SW13 0NX
For tickets please click here.
The third of my "Three Mediaeval Carols" (the others being "Those Things Three" and "Of a Rose I Sing"), will be premiered by The Music Makers of London (cond. Hilary Campbell).
Saturday 10 December, 7.30pm, at St Michael & All Angels, Elm Bank Gardens,
London SW13 0NX
For tickets please click here.
THOU HAST MADE ME ENDLESS (2016)
In December London Concord Singers will give the premiere of "Thou Hast Made Me Endless", a new acapella SATB setting of a beautiful poem by Rabindranath Tagore, as part of their 50th anniversary concert at the Priory Church of the Order of St John, Clerkenwell, London. The piece is based on an Indian rag and reflects the cyclical nature of the text.
Thursday 8 December 2016
7.30pm
Priory Church of the Order of St John
St John's Square, Clerkenwell Road
London, EC1V 4JJ
London Concord Singers
Jessica Norton (conductor)
50th Anniversary Concert
Byrd - Rorate Coeli
Redford - Rejoice in the Lord
Poulenc - Mass in G
Hugill - Dominus Illuminatio Mea
Jessica Norton - New work
Alison Willis - Thou has made me endless Winning entry in the Anniversary Composition Competition
Mendelssohn - Three Psalms, Op. 78
Josquin DesPrez - Regina Coeli
Palestrina - O Magnum Mysterium
Britten - Hymn to the Virgin
Britten - Concord
Thursday 8 December 2016
7.30pm
Priory Church of the Order of St John
St John's Square, Clerkenwell Road
London, EC1V 4JJ
London Concord Singers
Jessica Norton (conductor)
50th Anniversary Concert
Byrd - Rorate Coeli
Redford - Rejoice in the Lord
Poulenc - Mass in G
Hugill - Dominus Illuminatio Mea
Jessica Norton - New work
Alison Willis - Thou has made me endless Winning entry in the Anniversary Composition Competition
Mendelssohn - Three Psalms, Op. 78
Josquin DesPrez - Regina Coeli
Palestrina - O Magnum Mysterium
Britten - Hymn to the Virgin
Britten - Concord
COME AWAY DEATH (2016)
World Premiere: Dulciana Vocal Ensemble
Date TBC - Dublin
Dulciana Vocal Ensemble will be premiering "Come Away Death" in Dublin in October. The text is taken from Shakespeare's poem of the same name from Twelfth Night and is set for acapella female ensemble in six parts (SSMMAA).
Date TBC - Dublin
Dulciana Vocal Ensemble will be premiering "Come Away Death" in Dublin in October. The text is taken from Shakespeare's poem of the same name from Twelfth Night and is set for acapella female ensemble in six parts (SSMMAA).
THE MERRY COUNCELLOR SUITE (2015)
World Premiere: Dulcis Venti with Francis Knights, Saturday June 4th,
Headgate Theatre, Colchester, Essex.
Click here for tickets.
Click here for more information about the concert.
A suite of three pieces based on Baroque forms but with a distinctly modern twist!
The tune on which they are based comes from the "Kitty Bridges Pocket Book" (Reiver Music), a previously uncatalogued book of tunes discovered in a shoe box at RVW Library, Cecil Sharp House. These handwritten tunes were prefaced by a poem with the first letter of each line spelling out the name "Kitty Bridges".
Whilst we never found out who she was, we thoroughly enjoyed researching and recreating tunes that were a window into the "Pop Music" of the Baroque era.
World Premiere: Dulcis Venti with Francis Knights, Saturday June 4th,
Headgate Theatre, Colchester, Essex.
Click here for tickets.
Click here for more information about the concert.
A suite of three pieces based on Baroque forms but with a distinctly modern twist!
The tune on which they are based comes from the "Kitty Bridges Pocket Book" (Reiver Music), a previously uncatalogued book of tunes discovered in a shoe box at RVW Library, Cecil Sharp House. These handwritten tunes were prefaced by a poem with the first letter of each line spelling out the name "Kitty Bridges".
Whilst we never found out who she was, we thoroughly enjoyed researching and recreating tunes that were a window into the "Pop Music" of the Baroque era.
JOURNEYS (2015/16)
A new piece about the Refugee Crisis commissioned by
Chiltern Youth Chamber Orchestra as part of Making Music's
"Adopt a Composer" Scheme 2015/16 (in association with SAM, PRS, BBC Radio 3 and the Philip and Dorothy Green Trust.)
World Premiere: To be recorded by BBC Radio 3
Saturday 16th April 2016, 7pm, All Saints Festival, Chalfont St. Peter
For tickets contact jeremy_meeson@hotmail.com
Sunday 24th April 2016, 7pm
The Elgiva Theatre, St Mary's Way, Chesham, Bucks, HP5 1HR
For more information about the programme and how to buy tickets click HERE.
A new piece about the Refugee Crisis commissioned by
Chiltern Youth Chamber Orchestra as part of Making Music's
"Adopt a Composer" Scheme 2015/16 (in association with SAM, PRS, BBC Radio 3 and the Philip and Dorothy Green Trust.)
World Premiere: To be recorded by BBC Radio 3
Saturday 16th April 2016, 7pm, All Saints Festival, Chalfont St. Peter
For tickets contact jeremy_meeson@hotmail.com
Sunday 24th April 2016, 7pm
The Elgiva Theatre, St Mary's Way, Chesham, Bucks, HP5 1HR
For more information about the programme and how to buy tickets click HERE.
GUSTATE ET VIDETE (2015)
Bristol Cathedral Choir as part of the Old Hispanic project with Bristol University
To be recorded by Bristol Cathedral Choir in March 2016 as part of the Old Hispanic Office Project (Bristol University).
Workshop and recording sessions are open to the public but please be quiet when we are recording!
Session 1: Friday March 4th, 7pm, Lord Mayor's Chapel, Bristol
Session 2: Sunday 6th March, 6pm, Lord Mayor's Chapel, Bristol
For full details of all performances in the project click here.
Bristol Cathedral Choir as part of the Old Hispanic project with Bristol University
To be recorded by Bristol Cathedral Choir in March 2016 as part of the Old Hispanic Office Project (Bristol University).
Workshop and recording sessions are open to the public but please be quiet when we are recording!
Session 1: Friday March 4th, 7pm, Lord Mayor's Chapel, Bristol
Session 2: Sunday 6th March, 6pm, Lord Mayor's Chapel, Bristol
For full details of all performances in the project click here.
THOSE THINGS THREE (2015)
(Medieval poem sometimes known as "The Adult Lullaby")
Friday 18th December 2015 7.30pm
St. Joseph's Church, Dorking, Surrey, Great Britain, RH4 3DL
Dorking Choral Society
(Medieval poem sometimes known as "The Adult Lullaby")
Friday 18th December 2015 7.30pm
St. Joseph's Church, Dorking, Surrey, Great Britain, RH4 3DL
Dorking Choral Society
THE BALLAD OF THE HARP WEAVER (2015)
(Poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay)
Juice Vocal Ensemble (Kerry Andrew, Sarah Dacey, Anna Snow)
“Snow Queens”.
Programme to be announced.
Tuesday 1st December 2015
St. Leonard's Church, Shoreditch, 7.30pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/124582564569244/
Saturday 5th December 2015
St Andrew’s Church, Maple Road, Surbiton, KT6 4DS, 7.30pm
http://www.thamesconcerts.com/saturday-5th-december-2015-juice-vocal-ensemble/
Pre-performance talks are given before the concerts on 7th November and 5th December by some of the performers in conversation with the Artistic Director of Thames Concerts. Starting at 6.45pm, and lasting around 25 minutes, these informal talks serve as a brief introduction to the works being performed, and offer insight into the rehearsal process.
(Poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay)
Juice Vocal Ensemble (Kerry Andrew, Sarah Dacey, Anna Snow)
“Snow Queens”.
Programme to be announced.
Tuesday 1st December 2015
St. Leonard's Church, Shoreditch, 7.30pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/124582564569244/
Saturday 5th December 2015
St Andrew’s Church, Maple Road, Surbiton, KT6 4DS, 7.30pm
http://www.thamesconcerts.com/saturday-5th-december-2015-juice-vocal-ensemble/
Pre-performance talks are given before the concerts on 7th November and 5th December by some of the performers in conversation with the Artistic Director of Thames Concerts. Starting at 6.45pm, and lasting around 25 minutes, these informal talks serve as a brief introduction to the works being performed, and offer insight into the rehearsal process.
PIED PIPER (2015)
Ferio Saxophone Quartet are touring PIED PIPER in The Channel Islands in November 2015. They will be doing some workshops and performing the piece in evening concerts including;
Monday 23rd November 8pm - Jersey Arts Centre, Jersey
Tuesday 24th November 8pm - St. James Concert and Assembly Hall, Guernsey
Ferio Saxophone Quartet are touring PIED PIPER in The Channel Islands in November 2015. They will be doing some workshops and performing the piece in evening concerts including;
Monday 23rd November 8pm - Jersey Arts Centre, Jersey
Tuesday 24th November 8pm - St. James Concert and Assembly Hall, Guernsey
WAR SONGS (2014)
(Poems by Chloe Stopa-Hunt)
Music of Our Time
A very special concert at St Bride's this evening, featuring Onyx Brass and the Choir of Selwyn College, Cambridge, conducted by Nicholas Cleobury with a programme of stunning contemporary music.
PLEASE NOTE: At 6.45pm there will be a pre-concert talk with Gabriel Jackson and Giles Swayne.
(Poems by Chloe Stopa-Hunt)
Music of Our Time
- Wednesday, March 18, 2015 7:30pm
- St Bride's Church, Fleet St, London, EC4Y 8AU United Kingdom
A very special concert at St Bride's this evening, featuring Onyx Brass and the Choir of Selwyn College, Cambridge, conducted by Nicholas Cleobury with a programme of stunning contemporary music.
- Tavener Song for Athene
- Gabriel Jackson The Spacious Firmament
- Gabriel Jackson The Spacious Firmament - Yet we who neither burn nor shine
- Giles Swayne The Yonghy Bonghy Bo *
- Michael Bonaventure Orion
- Janet Wheeler Gaudeamus Igitur
- Alison Willis War Songs
- Lee Westwood On Waking
- Tom Harrold Locked Horns
PLEASE NOTE: At 6.45pm there will be a pre-concert talk with Gabriel Jackson and Giles Swayne.
ROOKWOOD CANTICLE (2013)
(poem by Matt Haw)
Britten in Oxford Festival of Choirs in association with JAM "Writing for Voices"
Saturday 9 November, 7.30pm 2013
Venue: University Church of St Mary, High Street, Oxford, OX1 4BJ
Tickets: £10 (£7 concession)
Tickets available from www.oxfordplayhouse.com/ticketsoxford/#promoter=664 or the box office: 01865 305305R
(poem by Matt Haw)
Britten in Oxford Festival of Choirs in association with JAM "Writing for Voices"
Saturday 9 November, 7.30pm 2013
Venue: University Church of St Mary, High Street, Oxford, OX1 4BJ
Tickets: £10 (£7 concession)
Tickets available from www.oxfordplayhouse.com/ticketsoxford/#promoter=664 or the box office: 01865 305305R
