A piece is usually commissioned for each Annual National Festival - details below.
2012 Commission
The 2012 SRP commission to celebrate the Society’s 75th birthday is from Jonathan Dove, who was commissioned by the BBC to write for last year’s last Night of the Proms. It is due for the Autumn of that year.
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.
Here are videos of first performances
Valse Chromatique by Dominic Irving
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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Commissions for Annual Festivals
These are usually for large ensembles, intended for a ”mass play” at the Festival
There are recordings of the playing at some festivals
| Year | Branch | Title | Composer | Publisher | Further Information |
| 1990 | Suffolk | A Bouquet of Fancies | Andrew Charlton | Oriel Library (OL 164) | Oriel Library |
| 1991 | South Staffs | Staffordshire Festival | Colin Touchin | Comus | Comus Edition |
| 1992 | Cambridge | ||||
| 1993 | Winchester | ||||
| 1994 | Aberdeen | ||||
| 1995 | Haslemere | ||||
| 1996 | Newcastle | Bonny Tyneside Suite | Paul Clark | Oriel Library (OL 215) | Oriel Library |
| 1997 | St Albans | Festoons | Paul Clark | Clark Collection | |
| 1998 | Cornwall | Pasticcio della Cornovaglia | Paul Clark | Clark Collection | |
| 1999 | York Guildhall | Yorkshire Relish | David Grosvenor | White Rose | White Rose Recorder Music Mail |
| 2000 | Suffolk | Samburu Samba | Lyndon Hilling | Oriel Library | Oriel Library |
| 2001 | Bristol & Bath | West Country Suite | Eileen Silcocks | Oriel Library | Oriel Library |
| 2002 | Guildford | Suite for Recorders | Walton arr Bloodworth | Oriel Library | Oriel Library |
| 2003 | Manchester | Manchester Welcome EforanF | Colin Touchin Dennis Bamforth | Oriel Library Hawthorns | Oriel Library Hawthorns Music |
| 2004 | Wessex | Slavonic Dance Op 46 Nr 4 (Dvorak | Arranged by Helen Hooker | Oriel Library (OL239) | Oriel Library |
| 2005 | Essex | All the Birds of the Air | Bruce Pennick | ||
| 2006 | Cumbria | The Cumbrian Sartor | Berry | Oriel Library (OL 251) | Oriel Library |
| 2007 | York Guildhall | Penelope Walcott | |||
| 2008 | Kent and Weald of Kent |
Mirror Ball | Andrew Challinger | Montem Music | Montem Music |
| 2009 | Cleveland | Ambion Hill Festivo | Rosemary Robinson Brian Bonsor | May Hill Edition | May Hill Edition |
| 2010 | Felixstowe, Suffolk | North Sea Sketches Recordings:North Sea Sketches (Mvt 1) North Sea Sketches (Mvt 2) North Sea Sketches (Mvt 3) |
Alan Bullard | Peacock Press (P365) | Recorder Music Mail |
| 2011 | Somerset | Gorged On Cheddar | Steve Marshall | May Hill Edition | May Hill Edition |
