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COMMISSIONS CATALOGUE
100 Commissions in 10 Years
Explore our extensive commissions catalogue, showcasing our 60 commissions to date.
1
ROXANNA PANUFNIK
Kyrie after Byrd
World Premiere
10th February 2016, Tower of London
A reflection on William Byrd's 'Kyrie' from Mass for Five voices
Featured on
Upheld by Stillness (2016)
2
FRANCIS POTT
Laudate Dominum
A reflection on William Byrd's 'Gloria' from Mass for Five voices
World Premiere
10th February 2016, Tower of London
Featured on
Upheld by Stillness (2016)
3
ALEXANDRE L'ESTRANGE
Show me, deare Christ
World Premiere
10th February 2016, Tower of London
A reflection on William Byrd's 'Credo' from Mass for Five voices
Featured on
Upheld by Stillness (2016)
4
OWAIN PARK
Upheld by Stillness
World Premiere
10th February 2016, Tower of London
A reflection on William Byrd's 'Sanctus' and 'Benedictus' from Mass for Five voices
Featured on
Upheld by Stillness (2016)
5
CHARLOTTE BRAY
Agnus Dei
World Premiere
10th February 2016, Tower of London
A reflection on William Byrd's 'Agnus Dei' from Mass for Five voices
Featured on
Upheld by Stillness (2016)
6
RODERICK WILLIAMS
Ave verum corpus Re-imagined!
World Premiere
10th February 2016, Tower of London
A reflection on William Byrd's 'Ave verum corpus'
WINNER: British Composer Award 2016
Featured on
Upheld by Stillness (2016)
7
Ä’RIKS EŠENVALDS
Infelix Ego
A reflection on William Byrd's 'Infelix Ego'
World Premiere
10th February 2016, Tower of London
Featured on
Refuge from the Flames (2016)
8
FRANK FERKO
If ye love me
A reflection on Thomas Tallis' 'If ye love me'
World Premiere
1st February 2017, Cutty Sark, Greenwich
Featured on
Many are the Wonders (2017)
9
RICHARD ALLAIN
Videte Miraculum
A reflection on Thomas Tallis' 'Videte Miraculum'
World Premiere
1st February 2017, Cutty Sark, Greenwich
Featured on
Many are the Wonders (2017)
10
KEN BURTON
Many are the Wonders
A reflection on Thomas Tallis' 'Loquebantur variis linguis'
World Premiere
1st February 2017, Cutty Sark, Greenwich
Featured on
Many are the Wonders (2017)
11
HARRY ESCOTT
O light of light
A reflection on Thomas Tallis' 'O Nata Lux'
World Premiere
1st February 2017, Cutty Sark, Greenwich
Featured on
Many are the Wonders (2017)
12
ALEC ROTH
Night Prayer
A reflection on Thomas Tallis' 'Te lucis ante terminum'
World Premiere
1st February 2017, Cutty Sark, Greenwich
Featured on
Many are the Wonders (2017)
13
KERRY ANDREW
Archbishop Parker's Psalme 150
A reflection on Thomas Tallis' 'Archbishop Parker's Psalme 150'
World Premiere
1st February 2017, Cutty Sark, Greenwich
Featured on
Many are the Wonders (2017)
14
JOHN RUTTER
Suzi's Carol
A new carol
World Premiere
29th November 2017, Royal Hospital Chelsea
Featured on
Advent Calendar (2018)
Sponsored by Sandra Rosignoli
15
DEBBIE WISEMAN
The Christmas Tree
A new carol
World Premiere
29th November 2017, Royal Hospital Chelsea
Featured on
Advent Calendar (2018)
Sponsored by Ian Taylor
16
JONATHAN DOVE
Vadam et circuibo civitatem
A reflection on Tomás Luis de Victoria's 'Vadam et circuibo'
World Premiere
1st February 2017, Cutty Sark, Greenwich
Featured on
Desires: A Song of Songs Collection (2019)
Sponsored by Sally Groves
17
JOHN BARBER
Sicut lilium
A reflection on Antoine Brumel's 'Sicut lilium'
World Premiere
1st February 2017, Cutty Sark, Greenwich
Featured on
Desires: A Song of Songs Collection (2019)
18
JAMES MACMILLAN
World Premiere
Vidi Aquam
16th September 2020, Turbine Hall, Tate Modern
A reflection on Thomas Tallis' 'Spem in alium'
Featured on
Sponsored by SPEM40 Club
NOMINATED: IVORS COMPOSER AWARD
2021
Tallis: Spem in Alium | MacMillan: Vidi Aquam
19
MARK SIMPSON
World Premiere
Ave Maria
22nd February 2018, Manchester Cathedral
A reflection on Tomás Luis de Victoria's 'Ave Maria a 8'
Featured on
Stella: Renaissance Gems and their Reflections, Vol. 3 (2022)
20
FRANCISCO COLL
World Premiere
Stella
24th February 2018, LSO St Luke's, London
A reflection on Tomás Luis de Victoria's 'Ave Maris Stella'
Featured on
Stella: Renaissance Gems and their Reflections, Vol. 3 (2022)
Sponsored by Stephen Fry
21
ALEXANDER CAMPKIN
World Premiere
Ave Regina Coelorum
24th February 2018, LSO St Luke's, London
A reflection on Tomás Luis de Victoria's 'Ave Regina Caelorum a 5'
Featured on
Stella: Renaissance Gems and their Reflections, Vol. 3 (2022)
22
JULIAN WACHNER
World Premiere
Regina coeli
22nd February 2018, Manchester Cathedral
A reflection on Tomás Luis de Victoria's 'Regina Caeli a 8'
Featured on
Stella: Renaissance Gems and their Reflections, Vol. 3 (2022)
Sponsored by Barbara and John Vogelstein*, Tamar and
Dov Kahane*
23
MATTHEW MARTIN
World Premiere
Sanctissima
22nd February 2018, Manchester Cathedral
A reflection on Francisco Guerrero's 'Ave Virgo Sanctissima'
Featured on
Sanctissima: Vespers and Benediction for the
Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (2023)
24
JOHN JOUBERT
World Premiere
In Odorem
23rd February 2018, Cheltenham College Chapel
A reflection on the plainchant antiphon, 'In Odorem'
Featured on
Sanctissima: Vespers and Benediction for the
Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (2023)
25
KIM PORTER
World Premiere
Pulchra es
23rd February 2018, Cheltenham College Chapel
A reflection on the plainchant antiphon, 'Pulchra es decora'
Featured on
Sanctissima: Vespers and Benediction for the
Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (2023)
26
DAVID BEDNALL
World Premiere
Assumpta est Maria
22nd February 2018, Manchester Cathedral
A reflection on the plainchant antiphon, 'Assumpta est Maria'
Featured on
Sanctissima: Vespers and Benediction for the
Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (2023)
27
OLIVER TARNEY
World Premiere
In Homeward Flight
22nd February 2018, Manchester Cathedral
A reflection on the plainchant antiphon, 'Maria Virgo'
Featured on
Sanctissima: Vespers and Benediction for the
Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (2023)
28
SVEN-DAVID SANDSTRÖM
World Premiere
Tantum ergo
24th February 2018, LSO St Luke's, London
A reflection on the plainchant antiphon, 'Tantum ergo'
Featured on
Sanctissima: Vespers and Benediction for the
Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (2023)
Sponsored by Michael Straus
29
SVEN-DAVID SANDSTRÖM
World Premiere
O Salutaris hostia
24th February 2018, LSO St Luke's, London
A reflection on the plainchant antiphon, 'O Salutaris hostia'
Featured on
Sanctissima: Vespers and Benediction for the
Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (2023)
Sponsored by Michael Straus
30
JULIAN ANDERSON
World Premiere
Magnificat
22nd February 2018, Manchester Cathedral
A new setting of the Magnificat
Featured on
Sanctissima: Vespers and Benediction for the
Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (2023)
Sponsored by Michael Straus
31
GILES SWAYNE
World Premiere
Benedicta Filia
22nd February 2018, Manchester Cathedral
A reflection on the Plainchant Antiphon, 'Benedicta filia tua Domino'
Featured on
Sanctissima: Vespers and Benediction for the
Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (2023)
32
PAOLA PRESTINI
World Premiere
Fratres, after Palestrina
22nd November 2018, St John's Smith Square
A reflection on Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina’s 'Fratres ego enim accepi'
Sponsored by Michael Straus
Not yet recorded
33
JULIA ADOLPHE
World Premiere
Pater Noster
22nd November 2018, St John's Smith Square
A new setting of the Lord’s prayer
Not yet recorded
Sponsored by Michael Straus
34
DONNA MCKEVITT
World Premiere
Amica Mea
1st June 2019, LSO St Lukes, London
A reflection on Juan Esquivel's 'Surge propera amica mea'
Not yet recorded
35
EDMUND FINNIS
World Premiere
Improperium expectavit cor meum
1st June 2019, LSO St Lukes, London
A reflection on Giovanni da Palestrina's 'Improperium'
Not yet recorded
36
JANET WHEELER
World Premiere
Terra Tremuit
1st June 2019, LSO St Lukes, London
A reflection on Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina's 'Terra Tremuit'
Not yet recorded
37
WOLFRAM BUCHENBERG
World Premiere
Miserere nostri, Domine!
7th June 2019, Tage Alter Musik Festival, Regensburg
A reflection on Thomas Tallis' 'Miserere nostri'
Not yet recorded
38
FREYA WALEY-COHEN
World Premiere
Once
10th July 2019, Cheltenham Festivals, Cheltenham
A reflection on Felice Anerio's 'Christus Factus Est'
Not yet recorded
39
THOMAS HEWITT-JONES
World Premiere
Sicut Cervus
Written, pending performance
A reflection on Giovanni da Palestrina's 'Sicut cervus'
Not yet recorded
40
BRIAN CURRENT
World Premiere
Magnificat
Written, pending performance
A reflection on Orlando Gibbon's 'Magnificat'
Not yet recorded
Sponsored by David Beatty and Michael Koerner
41
JOANNA MARSH
World Premiere
All Shall Be Well
11th July 2021, LIVE From London Summer Festival
A reflection on the Julian of Norwich theme
Sponsored by Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt
WINNER: Ivors Composer Award 2022
Not yet recorded
42
BEN PARK
World Premiere
All Our Destinies are Tied
Written, pending performance
A reflection on Lorna Simpson, Then & Now 2016.
Commissioned as part of the Emergency Composers Fund in collaboration with Tate Modern. Sponsored by ACE's Emergency Relief Fund
Not yet recorded
43
SORANA SANTOS
World Premiere
Reborn Sounds of Childhood Dreams I
Written, pending performance
A reflection on Ibrahim El Salahi, Reborn Sounds of Childhood Dreams 1691-5.
Commissioned as part of the Emergency Composers Fund in collaboration with Tate Modern. Sponsored by ACE's Emergency Relief Fund
Not yet recorded
44
KEMAL YUSUF
World Premiere
Rabladarala
Written, pending performance
A reflection on Cildo Meireles, Babel 2001
Commissioned as part of the Emergency Composers Fund in collaboration with Tate Modern. Sponsored by ACE's Emergency Relief Fund
Not yet recorded
45
DANI HOWARD
World Premiere
23 for 3
Written, pending performance
A reflection on Haegue Yang, Sol LeWitt Upside Down - Structure with Three Towers, Expanded 23 Times, Split in Three 2015
Commissioned as part of the Emergency Composers Fund in collaboration with Tate Modern. Sponsored by ACE's Emergency Relief Fund
Not yet recorded
46
FLORENCE ANNA MAUNDERS
World Premiere
Vessel
Written, pending performance
A reflection on Helen Frankenthaler, Vessel 1961
Commissioned as part of the Emergency Composers Fund in collaboration with Tate Modern. Sponsored by ACE's Emergency Relief Fund
Not yet recorded
47
EUNSEOG LEE
World Premiere
Hymn for the Dawn
Written, pending performance
A reflection on Agnes Martin, Morning 1965
Commissioned as part of the Emergency Composers Fund in collaboration with Tate Modern. Sponsored by ACE's Emergency Relief Fund
Not yet recorded
48
JAMES B. WILSON
World Premiere
A reflection on Alhalkere
Written, pending performance
A reflection on Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Untitled (Alhalkere) 1989
Commissioned as part of the Emergency Composers Fund in collaboration with Tate Modern. Sponsored by ACE's Emergency Relief Fund
Not yet recorded
49
SAKOTO DOI-LUCK
World Premiere
La Composition Chromatique
Written, pending performance
A reflection on Henri Matisse, The Snail 1953
Commissioned as part of the Emergency Composers Fund in collaboration with Tate Modern. Sponsored by ACE's Emergency Relief Fund
Not yet recorded
50
BOB CHILCOTT
World Premiere
O Lord, make thy servant Elizabeth our Queen
11th June 2022, Aldeburgh Festival,
Bury St Edmunds
A reflection on William Byrd's, 'O Lord, make thy servant Elizabeth our Queen'
Featured on
Music for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee (2022)
51
AINÉ MALLON
World Premiere
Liminal Dawn
11th June 2022, Aldeburgh Festival,
Bury St Edmunds
A reflection on Orlando Gibbons’ 'Long live fair Oriana'
Not yet recorded
In collaboration with Aldeburgh Festival. Sponsored by Britten Pears Arts
52
JESSICA CURRY
World Premiere
Close mine eyes
6th May 2022, Cambridge Early Music Festival,
Trinity College Chapel
A reflection on Orlando Gibbons’ 'The Silver Swan'
Not yet recorded
Sponsored by Mary Archer
53
SHRUTHI RAJASEKAR
World Premiere
Light Eternal
2nd October 2022, Hatfield House Chamber Music Festival, Hatfield
The first commission as part of the Cultural Bridges series
Not yet recorded
Sponsored by RT Hon Patricia Hewitt
54
JOSEPH PHIBBS
World Premiere
And there was light
2nd October 2022, Hatfield House Chamber Music Festival, Hatfield
The second commission as part of the Cultural Bridges series
Not yet recorded
Sponsored by Michael Straus
55
TOBY YOUNG
World Premiere
Floral Tribute
2nd October 2022, Hatfield House Chamber Music Festival, Hatfield
Commissioned to commemorate the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II, setting the text Floral Tribute by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage
Not yet recorded
Sponsored by Suzi Digby
56
DOMINIQUE LE GENDRE
World Premiere
Tukusi, Hummingbird
Written, pending performance
The third commission as part of the Cultural Bridges series
Not yet recorded
Sponsored by Sam Bonsey
57
CRISTIAN GRASES
World Premiere
tbc
Written, pending performance
The fourth commission as part of the Cultural Bridges series
Not yet recorded
Sponsored by Michael Straus
58
ODALINE DE LA MARTINEZ
World Premiere
tbc
Written, pending performance
The fifth commission as part of the Cultural Bridges series
Not yet recorded
Sponsored by the Vaughan Williams Foundation
59
RICHARD DANIELPOUR
World Premiere
tbc
Written, pending performance
The sixth commission as part of the Cultural Bridges series
Not yet recorded
60
PETER BOYER
World Premiere
Today We Ask
3rd May 2023, St Paul's Church Covent Garden,
London
Commissioned to celebrate the Coronation of HM King Charles III
Not yet recorded
Sponsored by Michael Straus
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