I must admit to having a certain (albeit slightly guilty) attachment to Whitbourn's Son of God Mass and other works of his, having recorded them back in 2001. The aforementioned Mass is vocally rather more taxing than it ought to be, and it doesn't really work for liturgical use!
I quite agree about all the other composers mentioned; there are a lot of them, and the Baltic in particular is something of a powerhouse, although perhaps there is a certain sameness in some of the music after a while. As for British composers, we should also mention Tarik O'Regan, among others, and, if you're in the mood, Robin Holloway. Matthew Martin has been mentioned, but we should also acknowledge the likes of Ben Parry.
For institutional reasons I would also probably flag up the veteran (and musically unusual) Arthur Wills, and our very own Trepte composes quite a bit too. And then there is Francis Grier, who kept us on our toes with the piece he wrote for us last year (broadcast on Easter Sunday).
I quite agree about all the other composers mentioned; there are a lot of them, and the Baltic in particular is something of a powerhouse, although perhaps there is a certain sameness in some of the music after a while. As for British composers, we should also mention Tarik O'Regan, among others, and, if you're in the mood, Robin Holloway. Matthew Martin has been mentioned, but we should also acknowledge the likes of Ben Parry.
For institutional reasons I would also probably flag up the veteran (and musically unusual) Arthur Wills, and our very own Trepte composes quite a bit too. And then there is Francis Grier, who kept us on our toes with the piece he wrote for us last year (broadcast on Easter Sunday).
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