Sound and Music ‘New Voices’ 2014

I am part of the first group of composers involved in the re-launch of Sound and Music‘s ‘New Voices‘ scheme for 2014/15. The scheme sees an annual group of emerging composers selected to have their work showcased by Sound and Music and the British Music Collection. It basically serves as a platform for the composers, and as a curated selection of new British music for promoters and ensembles to peruse.

There are 56 composers on New Voices 2014/15, all alumni of Sound and Music’s Embedded and Portfolio schemes (I held an Embedded residency with the BBC Symphony Orchestra between 2012 and 2013). Information, audio and scores for all the composers can be found at the New Voices website – the British Music Collection is currently redesigning its website but will later showcase the New Voices collection, as will a new exhibition in the Google Cultural Institute.

In other news, Czech new music ensemble Ensemble Konvergence played Enmîmés sont les gougebosqueux on Tuesday 22nd April at Prague’s Church of St. Vavřinec, alongside new pieces by Agustín Castilla-Ávila, Michaela Plachká, Gerald Resch and Tomáš Pálka.