{"product_id":"composers-academy-vol-1","title":"Composers’ Academy Vol 1","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Philharmonia\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/philharmonia.co.uk\/what-we-do\/emerging-artists\/composers-academy\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/philharmonia.co.uk\/what-we-do\/emerging-artists\/composers-academy\/\"\u003eComposers’ Academy\u003c\/a\u003e, presented in partnership with the Royal Philharmonic Society and part of the Orchestra’s\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/philharmonia.co.uk\/series\/music-of-today\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/philharmonia.co.uk\/series\/music-of-today\/\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMusic of Today\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eseries, annually offers the opportunity for three talented emerging composers to write an original chamber work for a Philharmonia Ensemble.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTheir 10-minute new works are premiered by an ensemble of Philharmonia musicians at a\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMusic of Today\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003econcert at the Royal Festival Hall. In addition to this high profile performance, the composers are guided through the writing process by\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMusic of Today\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eArtistic Director Unsuk Chin, as well as benefiting from specially curated seminars, masterclasses, instrument exploration sessions and a ‘works in progress’ workshop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 2017 a recording and release on the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nmcrec.co.uk\/recording\/philharmonia-composers-academy\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.nmcrec.co.uk\/recording\/philharmonia-composers-academy\"\u003eNMC Recordings\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elabel has been included, enabling the works to have an international platform via online stores and streaming platforms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis album features ensemble works by the three young composers in the Philharmonia Composers’ Academy 2017: \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLisa Illean’s\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJanuaries\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eevokes memories of summers spent as a child in Queensland, Australia – “of bull grass, my grandmother’s choko vines and nights thick with heat and cicadas”; \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGareth Moorcraft’s\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReflections (after Gibbons)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etakes inspiration from the Fantasias for viola consort by English composer Orlando Gibbons; \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Hunter’s Funeral\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Donghoon Shin\u003c\/strong\u003e, is the composer’s response to a woodcut of the same name, created in 1890 by Moritz von Schwind.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"philharmonia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48059051082041,"sku":"","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0729\/7810\/4633\/files\/philharmonia_academy_final_cover_1.jpg?v=1707498658","url":"https:\/\/shop.philharmonia.co.uk\/products\/composers-academy-vol-1","provider":"Philharmonia Orchestra","version":"1.0","type":"link"}