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| Aileen Sweeney, Nathan James Dearden and Jonathan Brigg, the Britten Sinfonia's Magnum Opus composers for 2021/2022 (Photo: Milly March) |
The Britten Sinfonia has launched two initiatives supporting early stage and emerging composers, Opus 1 for composers at the earliest stage of their professional careers and Magnum Opus for those whose career is further advanced. Both schemes allow composers to interact with the orchestra and come together with their peers for discussion, workshops and performance.
Eight composers, Hugo Bell, Jamie Elless, Pia Rose Scattergood, Pete Walton, Elliott Park, Darius Paymai, Rachael Gibson and John Rivero-Pico joined Britten Sinfonia's Opus 1 scheme this Summer, where they workshopped and discussed their music with Britten Sinfonia musicians, programme directors Joe Cutler and Dobrinka Tabakova and each other. The scheme culminated with members of Britten Sinfonia recording a piece of music by each composer, providing a valuable practical addition to their musical portfolios. To continue this network of support, Opus 1 composers will be invited to Britten Sinfonia rehearsals, concerts and events throughout this season.
Three composers who are further along in their careers, Jonathan Brigg, Nathan James Dearden and Aileen Sweeney, will spend the 2021/22 season ‘embedded’ with Britten Sinfonia, culminating in a performance of their work as part of Britten Sinfonia’s London concert season in Autumn 2022. All three composers have previously had work performed by leading professional ensembles; Magnum Opus offers them the chance to build on these earlier experiences over a longer time-frame. The three composers were selected from 134 applications, following an initial anonymised long and short listing process, and interviews by composers Dobrinka Tabakova and Joe Cutler, and the Britten Sinfonia's artistic director Meurig Bowen.
Full details from the Britten Sinfonia website.
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