Living Composers
This course focuses on the contemporary composers that are currently forging the new musical paths: from the well established names of Philip Glass, Arvo Pärt, Ned Rorem, John Adams and Max Richter, to the new generation, including James MacMillan, Roxana Panufnick and Thomas Ades, among others.
Selected Discography:
Glass: Violin Concerto/Bernstein: Serenade/Rorem: Violin Concerto
Philip Glass: Akhnaten-Complete Opera
Songs of Ned Rorem: Susan Graham, mezzo/Malcolm Matineau, piano
American Songs: Barbara Bonney/André Previn
Arvo Pärt: Alina/Spiegel im Spiegel
Arvo Pärt: Arbos/Stabat Mater
Thomas Adès: Asyla/Chamber and Orchestral Works
John Adams: Century Rolls/Lollapalooza
Sir John Tavener/Roxanna Panufnik: 99 Words
Roxana Panufnik: Angels Sing/Westminster Mass
A Song More Silent: Beamish/McDowall/O’Regan/Plowman
Karl Jenkins: The Armed Man – A Mass For Peace
Great Movie Themes: John Williams, Hans Zimmer, etc
The Lion King: Music & Lyrics by Elton John and Tim Rice, score by Hans Zimmer
Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons
Sonic Philosophy: Hugo Ticciati, violin & Henrik MÃ¥we, piano