Thomas Simaku: Solo

Thomas Simaku: SoloRelease date: 29 September 2023 Since Thomas Simaku (b. 1958) began composing his cycle of Soliloquys in 1998, the series has grown to encompass every instrumental family of the orchestra. The objective of these works is to delve into and examine the expressive and technical characteristics of each instrument, producing highly virtuosic, idiosynchratic music. Solo, Simaku's fourth full length album and first album release on NMC, showcases some of the

The works in this album were recorded live in Hall One

described by the New Statesman as “searingly impactful”

and a specially-arranged orchestral suite taken from Sawer’s opera From Morning to Midnight

With special thanks to the Britten-Pears Foundation for supporting the commissioning of Symphony

folk and ambient electronica

Sound supervisor: Ian Dearden

This recording was made possible with support from Vaughan Williams Foundation and Tom Coult is supported by PRS Foundation’s Composers’ Fund

'Music that requires great skill and insight finds it in these artists (several of whom are former Roxburgh pupils): in particular

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This album was made possible through the generous support of individual donors to NMC’s Imogen Holst Fund

Unrise/ in the gyre

Hebrides Ensemble