CONTEMPORARY | ILLUMINATING | UNIQUE |

"Isabella Gellis Valedictions [UK premiere 
Deborah Pritchard Trombone Concerto ‘Light Circle’ [UK premiere]
Juste Janulyte ‘Confluere’ for chamber orchestra [UK premiere]
Hannah Eisendle Azinheira [UK premiere]
Katherine Balch musica pyralis [UK premiere]

BBC NOW – NOW! is back this spring bringing you the best in new music from around the world. Presenting five UK premieres we kick off the evening with Isabella Gellis’ Valedictions which explores the sensation and fascination of entering an imaginary forest with its gentle whispers playfully weaving around skilfully crafted melodic lines, before we move onto Deborah Pritchard’s Trombone Concerto ‘Light Circle’ written for and performed by tonight’s soloist Peter Moore.

Confluere, meaning to flow together in Latin, melds two main motifs exploring the colours and sounds of the orchestra to create unique layers and textures of sound in this premiere by Juste Janulyte, whilst Hannah Eisendle’s Azinheira explores through music the changeability of the holm oak leaf as it sprouts in spring. We end with Katherine Balch’s musica pyralis where we discover nature at night in Connecticut, from the fireflies which bashfully illuminate the sky to the cacophony of frogs and crickets, all captured through ingenious orchestration. To conduct we’re delighted to welcome Jack Sheen as he makes his debut with BBC NOW.