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New Voices 2018

New Voices is an annual composer support scheme raising the profile of some of the most talented and exciting new voices in the UK today.

#BMC50 Things

Introducing a new series of articles mapping the last fifty years of new music in the UK

British Music Collection: 50 Things

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Photo: Na'ama Zisser, London-based composer featured in the British Music Collection.

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Spotlight: Christopher Mayo, composer, on Gordon McPherson

"I don't know exactly why I like McPherson's music, or rather, I seem to like each piece for radically different reasons"

Spotlight: Nicola LeFanu, Composer, on Gilbert's ‘Towards Asāvari’

"The music reflects, spirals and dances, its imagery infused by the art and poetry of the traditions from which it springs"

Spotlight: Laurence Osborn, Composer, on Rebecca Saunders's ‘Molly's Song 3 - Shades of Crimson’

"Rebecca Saunders’ music occupies the strange wildernesses that exist between pairs of extremes"

Spotlight: Alison Blunt, Composer, on selected works by Claudia Molitor

"I can’t help but listen to the new EXAUDI recording of ‘Lorem Ipsum’ over and over again; it is such a wonderful experience"

Spotlight: Aaron Holloway-Nahum, Composer, on Patrick Nunn

"The listener is made to wonder just how deep the connection between the sounds and the piano material lies"

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Dave Smith, the new Participation and Engagment Officer for Heritage Quay, explores the Collection

"That feeling of exploring a huge archive and finding a story with a personal connection was thrilling"

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"Help us to develop the British Music Collection into a world-leading resource for new music"

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