Par HESS NIGEL. To the Stars!' est le fruit d'une collaboration unique entre Nigel Hess et les enfants de plusieurs écoles de Bedfordshire qui ont été invités à contribuer des idées pour un livret basé sur les thèmes de l'exploration et le voyage dans l'espace. Le travail a été exécuté puis lors d'un concert au Royal Albert Hall présentant les oeuvres de Services de musique County Bedfordshire. La…

Par HESS NIGEL. Chansons de Normandie was commissioned by the Central Band of the Royal Air Force and premiered on BBC Radio 2 as part of their D-Day broadcast from the Royal Albert Hall on June 6th, 2014. This 4 minute piece is based on three traditional Normandy folk songs: Les Metamorphoses, Le marchand de velours and Le corselet. An ideal concert opener, the work is in a lively dance tempo wit…

Par OGDEN NIGEL. Written to inaugurate a series of lunchtime concerts at Manchester Town Hall, one of Britain's finest examples of Victorian architecture and home of the magnificent Cavaille-Coll organ. English through and through, New Era opens with a short fanfare motif which helps to bind the sections together as it marches along with more than a hint of Elgar. Easy under the fingers (and feet)…

The Boosey and Hawkes Concerts for Choirs series is an innovative approach to concert planning for choirs. Each volume contains a wealth of material to help the choral director assemble a concert programme - all from one volume. The anthology draws on the vast Boosey and Hawkes archive and also includes many specially-composed or newly-arranged pieces.'Christmas in Blue' is a collection of familia…