Photo Adrian Harris Photography
‘The Brown Bomber’ by Julian Joseph. Photo Clive Barda
20 new commissions enjoyed by over 250,000 people “…New Music 20x12, a smart commissioning scheme that promises to punch above its weight in terms of reach and endurance.” CLASSICAL MUSIC MAGAZINE
“It’s good for new music to go outside its normal confines. That’s why these New Music 20x12 commissions are so interesting.” FINANCIAL TIMES
“…a real success story…” PAUL MORLEY, BBC 2, THE REVIEW SHOW
“Faster. Higher. Stronger. - New Music 20x12 is lighting a torch for composers.” MUSICAL OPINION
“…[one of] The Cultural Olympiad’s top 15 events.”
Juliet Stevenson and Sally Beamish at ‘Spinal Chords’ premiere. Photo Joe Plommer
YAHOO LIFESTYLE INDIA
“The Olympics and Music: then and now…A highlight of the celebrations has been New Music 20x12…” OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
“…hugely enjoyable, and a lesson in successful commissioning.” Judith Weir, Composer
“…real diversity, imagination and spirit… the 20x12 commissions are 20 small reasons to celebrate.” THE GUARDIAN
“Music and table tennis ping into action at 2012 Olympics.” THE TELEGRAPH
Mark-Anthony Turnage with Music in Prisons, ‘Beyond This’. Photo Lizzie Coombes
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Over 120 performances UK wide “Mary Peters’ Olympic glory remembered in mini opera…” THE INDEPENDENT
“Spinal columnist inspires music for Paralympics.” THE TIMES
“…packed with potential.” ‘The Voyage’ by Michael Wolters. Photo Graeme Braidwood
“…fantastically planned and choreographed.” Review: Anna Meredith’s HandsFree THE GUARDIAN
“It feels like a really good, inclusive way of working that has brought something really magical to Track to Track and will help us truly celebrate the Olympic spirit.” EVENING STANDARD
Review: Emily Howard’s Zatopek! THE GUARDIAN
“No barriers to performance. Disabled pupils prepare to take Technophonia south of the border…” TIMES EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT
“Wonderbrass celebrate landmark birthday with Olympic commission.” WALES ONLINE
“…unreservedly entertaining…” 8/10 Review: Emily Howard’s Zatopek! LIVERPOOL ECHO
“…blasting, warping score drives the choreography.” Review: Gavin Higgins’s What Wild Ecstasy THE GUARDIAN
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‘Zatopek!’ by Emily Howard
On Television NYO perform ‘HandsFree’ by Anna Meredith in Durham town centre and at the BBC Proms. ITV NEWS TYNE TEES and BBC 4
Prison premiere for Turnage’s ‘Beyond This’. BBC BREAKFAST ‘Our Day’ by Conor Mitchell. Photo courtesy of NI Opera
On Radio ‘What Wild Ecstasy’ by Gavin Higgins / Rambert. Photo Eric Richmond
‘Five Rings Triple’ by Howard Skempton broadcast at midnight on New Years Eve. BBC RADIO 3
Six broadcasts featuring all other New Music 20x12 commissions. HEAR & NOW, BBC RADIO 3
Interview with Mark-Anthony Turnage. MIDWEEK, RADIO 4
‘Pure Gold: a 4x4 Relay Race’ by Luke Carver Goss feature. THE ARTS SHOW, BBC RADIO 2
‘XX/XY’ by Liz Liew and Andy Leung feature. BBC WORLD SERVICE
Melanie Reid interviewed about her text for ‘Spinal Chords’ by Sally Beamish. BBC RADIO 5 LIVE
‘Bending the Dark’ by Sheema Mukherjee
The Space Films about all 20 pieces will be included on The Space as of October 2012. www.thespace.org
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A weekend of outstanding performances ‘HandsFree’ by Anna Meredith
‘Pure Gold: a 4x4 Relay Race’ by Luke Carver Goss
“ Such a great festival and such a great way to have new music performed.” Luke Carver Goss, composer ‘Pure Gold: a 4x4 Relay Race’
“…a brilliant weekend. NYO and HandsFree showed a different side to what an orchestra can be.” Anna Meredith, composer ‘HandsFree’
“ There was a fantastic atmosphere at the Southbank and just so many people listening to all that was going on. It was a wonderful culmination of the whole New Music 20x12 project…” Nick Roberts from Coull Quartet, ‘Ping!’
‘Ping!’ by Joe Cutler ‘TAT-1’ by Aidan O’Rourke
“ Creative Scotland is delighted that Scottish composers, commissioners and performers embraced New Music 20x12 and that all of the projects were able to appear at the Southbank Centre in London.” Clare Hewitt, Creative Scotland,
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“…an amazing journey for me and the band…”
“…an absolute DREAM of a commission!”
Andy Leung, composer ‘XX/XY’
Richard Causton, composer ‘Twenty Seven Heavens’
Barnardo’s Music Junction, ‘Track to Track’ by Graham Fitkin
‘XX/XY’ by Liz Liew and Andy Leung
Richard Causton
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‘Fire’ by David Bruce
“…I was thrilled with the Southbank performance. Congrats on the huge success of New Music 20x12!”
‘Skip, Dash, Flow’ by Jason Yarde
David Bruce, composer ‘Fire’
“ Playing at the Southbank Centre has been an opportunity that none of us will forget and we’ve all been so proud to be involved.” Jenny Bradley, Wonderbrass, ‘Skip, Dash, Flow’
“Your rigorous selection process meant that the pieces were of consistently high quality. By programming all twenty short pieces we ended up with a format which was accessible and open to a very broad audience.” Gillian Moore, Southbank Centre
“…a very positive event reflecting a very positive project.” Sir John and Ann Tusa, New Music 20x12 patrons
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‘Five Rings Triples’ by Howard Skempton
Music in Prisons band Sounding Out
Southbank Centre audience
“ Many congratulations on a very successful weekend. It was both stimulating and enjoyable with a real festival atmosphere…” Helen Sprott, Head of Music, Arts Council England
“ For a small organisation that is doing something that not everybody ‘gets’ (or necessarily approves of!) it is brilliant to be offered such a high profile platform to play on.” Sara Lee from Music in Prisons, ‘Beyond This’
‘Technophonia’ by Oliver Searle
“ It was a wonderful experience being at the Southbank Centre all weekend and there was a fantastic buzz to the place!” Oliver Searle, composer ‘Technophonia’
“…it has been a milestone project…we have emerged with a new sense of what is possible…there is no doubt that EXAUDI has grown through this process.” James Weeks, EXAUDI
‘A painter of figures in rooms’ by Aaron Cassidy
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Take a bow! New Music 20x12 Composers: Aaron Cassidy, Aidan O’Rourke, Andy Leung, Anna Meredith, Conor Mitchell, David Bruce, Emily Howard, Gavin Higgins, Graham Fitkin, Howard Skempton, Jason Yarde, Joe Cutler, Julian Joseph, Liz Liew, Luke Carver Goss, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Michael Wolters, Oliver Searle, Richard Causton, Sally Beamish, Sheema Mukherjee New Music 20x12 Commissioning Organisations: Ageas Salisbury International Arts Festival, An Tobar, Black Dyke Band, Central Council of Church Bell Ringers, Chinatown Arts Space, Drake Music Scotland, European Union Youth Orchestra, EXAUDI, Hackney Music Development Trust, Irene Taylor Trust ‘Music in Prisons’, Liverpool Philharmonic, National Youth Orchestra, NI Opera, Second Movement, Stan’s Café, The Coull String Quartet, The Imagined Village, The London Chamber Orchestra, The Opera Group, The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, The Rambert Dance Company, Third Ear, Wonderbrass New Music 20x12 Steering Group: Jillian Barker (Founding Patron), Susannah Simons (BBC), Sarah Goodfellow (London 2012), Andrew Kurowski & Philip Tagney (BBC Radio 3), Anne Rushton (NMC Recordings) Final judging panel: Chair – Roger Wright (BBC Radio 3), Judith Weir, Rita Ray, Kevin le Gendre, Errollyn Wallen, Joana Seguro Programme Director - Vanessa Reed (PRS for Music Foundation) Artistic Director of New Music 20x12 Weekend Celebration – Gillian Moore (Southbank Centre) PR – Talia Hull (Little Desk PR) Communications – Sarah Thirtle (PRS for Music Foundation) Film production – Annette Porter (Nylon Films) Photographer – Owen Richards (www.owenrichards.co.uk) Design – Mark Gatti (Gatti Creative Design Ltd)
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Your New Music 20x12 music collection on 4 CDs
Go to www.nmcrec.co.uk/new-music-20x12 to find out more.
New Music 20x12 Partners, Funders and Patrons New Music 20x12 was a UK-wide commissioning programme initiated by Jillian Barker and David Cohen, delivered by PRS for Music Foundation in partnership with BBC Radio 3, London 2012 and NMC Recordings. It contributed to London 2012’s Cultural Olympiad. We are extremely grateful to the following partners, patrons and funders for supporting New Music 20x12: logo enlarge version2
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The London Community Foundation, John S. Cohen Foundation, John and Ann Tusa, Lilian Slowe, John Wates Charitable Trust, Richard Walduck, Honeymead Arts Trust, Sir Anthony Cleaver Special Thanks to: – Southbank Centre for producing our New Music 20x12 Weekend Celebration, 13-15 July 2012 – Arts Council England, Creative Scotland and The London Community Foundation for supporting the New Music 20x12 Weekend Celebration at Southbank Centre – RVW Trust for supporting Howard Skempton’s ‘Five Rings Triple’ and Richard Causton’s ‘Twenty Seven Heavens’ – Musicians Benevolent Fund for supporting Anna Meredith’s ‘HandsFree’ – The Bliss Trust and The Finzi Trust for supporting Gavin Higgins’s ‘What Wild Ecstasy’ – Jerwood Charitable Foundation for supporting Emily Howard’s ‘Zatopek!’ “ New Music 20x12 presents a wonderful example of public and private sectors working together to achieve things which would not otherwise be possible. Thank you all for being so generous.” Jillian Barker, Founding Patron
For more information about New Music 20x12 see www.prsformusicfoundation.com All photographs by Owen Richards, unless otherwise stated