Commissioned Music
The Society commissions new music for recorder consorts and ensembles.
Commissioned works for recorder consorts
2012 Commission
In 2012, to celebrate the Society’s 75th birthday, Jonathan Dove wrote ‘Light-dance’ for recorder octet: sopranino, 2 x descants, treble, tenor, bass, great bass, contra bass. The first performance was given in November 2012 by Zero Gravity in The Fitzwilliam College Auditorium, Cambridge. The work is published by Peters Ed 72408
You can listen to Zero Gravity playing Light-dance here. The sound engineer was Matt Moore.
2011 Commissions
The 2011 SRP commission was divided between two young composers, both reading for a Masters in Music. James Welland, aged 23, is at Cambridge and Dominic Irving, aged 24 is at Bristol. James’ Lament is in 7 parts and Dominic’s Valse Chromatique is in 5.
The music of Lament and Valse Chromatique is available for download here.
Here are videos of first performances
Valse Chromatique by Dominic Irving
2010 Commission
Thaw, a quartet by Jim Sutherland, was first performed at the National Festival in Felixstowe Suffolk, May 8th 2010.
Jim Sutherland is a Scottish composer, musician and producer. He has composed for film, television and large-scale events with La Banda Europa, the True North Orchestra and Cold Weather Dancing.
Thaw is available for download here.
You can listen to Zero Gravity performing Thaw here. The sound engineer was Matt Moore.
There is a remixed version called Thawed Out, produced by Evelyn Nallen & Matt Moore, here.
2007 Commission
To encourage composers to write for recorder ensembles the Committee of the Society decided some time ago to seek a composer willing to write a commissioned piece. In 2007, through the good offices of Evelyn Nallen, Gavin Bryars agreed to write such a piece. The 6-part piece, called A Family Likeness, was finished in December 2008.
It received its world premier performance shortly afterwards by the group Zero Gravity, led by Evelyn Nallen, at a venue in Cambridge. You can hear, and watch, the performance on Youtube. The sheet music is available from Schotts in score (Schotts Ed 13240) and in parts (Ed 13240-10) www.schott-music.com or Email (info
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Commissioned works for recorder ensembles
The following pieces were written specifically for the National SRP Festivals which are held annually. The first performances are given by large ensembles in massed playing sessions, but most of this repertoire is also suitable for one-to-a-part playing.
There are recordings of some of the pieces.
| Year | Branch | Title | Composer | Publisher | Further Information |
| 2013 | Ireland | Heading West | Rhona Clarke | Contemporary Music Centre Ireland | Contemporary Music Centre Ireland |
| 2012 | Surrey | Surrey Leaves | Anne Martin | Peacock Press P435 | Recorder Music Mail |
| Flow Video |
Eileen Silcocks | Peacock Press P437 | Recorder Music Mail | ||
| 2011 | Somerset | Gorged On Cheddar | Steve Marshall | May Hill Edition | May Hill Edition |
| 2010 | Felixstowe, Suffolk | North Sea Sketches Recordings: Mvt 1 Mvt 2 Mvt 3 |
Alan Bullard | Peacock Press P365 | Recorder Music Mail |
| 2009 | Cleveland | Ambion Hill Recording |
Rosemary Robinson | May Hill Edition | May Hill Edition |
| Festivo Recording |
Brian Bonsor | Recorder Music Mail | |||
| 2008 | Kent and Weald of Kent |
Mirror Ball | Andrew Challinger | Montem Music | Montem Music |
| 2007 | York Guildhall | Penelope Walcott | |||
| 2006 | Cumbria | The Cumbrian Sartor | Berry | Oriel Library (OL 251) | Oriel Library |
| 2005 | Essex | All the Birds of the Air | Bruce Pennick | ||
| 2004 | Wessex | Slavonic Dance Op 46 No 4 (Dvorak) | Arranged by Helen Hooker | Oriel Library (OL239) | Oriel Library |
| 2003 | Manchester | Manchester Welcome | Colin Touchin | Oriel Library | Oriel Library |
| EforanF | Dennis Bamforth | Hawthorns | Hawthorns Music | ||
| 2002 | Guildford | Suite for Recorders | Walton arr Bloodworth | Oriel Library | Oriel Library |
| 2001 | Bristol & Bath | West Country Suite | Eileen Silcocks | Oriel Library | Oriel Library |
| 2000 | Suffolk | Samburu Samba | Lyndon Hilling | Oriel Library | Oriel Library |
| 1999 | York Guildhall | Yorkshire Relish | David Grosvenor | White Rose | White Rose Recorder Music Mail |
| 1998 | Cornwall | Pasticcio della Cornovaglia | Paul Clark | Clark Collection | |
| 1997 | St Albans | Festoons | Paul Clark | Clark Collection | |
| 1996 | Newcastle | Bonny Tyneside Suite | Paul Clark | Oriel Library (OL 215) | Oriel Library |
| 1995 | Haslemere | ||||
| 1994 | Aberdeen | ||||
| 1993 | Winchester | ||||
| 1992 | Cambridge | ||||
| 1991 | South Staffs | Staffordshire Festival | Colin Touchin | Comus | Comus Edition |
| 1990 | Suffolk | A Bouquet of Fancies | Andrew Charlton | Oriel Library (OL 164) | Oriel Library |
