Explore Ensemble Commissions

Explore Ensemble Commissions —

 

KlAUS LANG — MARCH (WILLIAM MORRIS)

2023
for sextet and organ / harmonium
Premiere at Spitalfields Festival, All Hallows by the Tower, London, 01.07.23
Commissioned by Explore Ensemble with the support of the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung.


Alex Paxton — spit crystal yeast-rack, dripping (à l’orange)

2023
for sextet and audio
Premiere at Wigmore Hall, 21.06.23
Commissioned by Explore Ensemble with the support of the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung, the Hinrichsen Foundation and the Vaughan Williams Foundation


NAKUL KRISHNAMURTHY — ONE MILLION DANCING SHIVAS

2023
for quintet and electronics
Premiere at Wigmore Hall, 21.06.23
Commissioned by Explore Ensemble with the support of the Hinrichsen Foundation and the Vaughan Williams Foundation


Mark Fell — every non-empty ultra-connected compact space has a largest proper open subset

2022
for sextet
Premiere at Centro Pecci, Prato, Italy, co-produced by OOH Sounds
Commissioned by Explore Ensemble with the support of the Genesis Foundation Kickstart Fund and the PRS Foundation


Angharad Davies — Sitting with emptiness

2022
for voice, sextet, and audio
Commissioned by Explore Ensemble with the support of the RVW Trust


Lawrence Dunn — Suite

2022
for sextet and audio
Commissioned by Explore Ensemble with the support of the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung, the Genesis Foundation Kickstart Fund, and the RVW Trust. Co-commissioned with Wigmore Hall


Neil Luck — In the Style of Old Times / Innan thee stile fram Olde Tymes

2020/2022
for sextet and video
Commission supported by PRS Foundation’s Open Fund and Arts Council England’s Emergency Relief funding


Joanna Bailie — Dissolve

2022
for sextet and video
Co-commissioned with hcmf// and November Music


Oliver Leith — Me Hollywood

2022
for sextet and tv
co-commissioned with hcmf//

 

Edwin Hillier — Plastica

2020
for sextet and electronics
Commission supported by PRS Foundation’s Open Fund and Arts Council England’s National Lottery Project Grant

 

John Croft — Sextet

2020
for sextet
Commission supported by PRS Foundation’s Open Fund and Arts Council England’s National Lottery Project Grant

 

Scott McLaughlin — Contingent Harmonies

2019
for sextet
Commission supported by Arts Council England’s National Lottery Project Grant

 

Lisa Illean — Weather a Rare Blue

2018
for sextet and tape
Commissioned by Explore Ensemble with the support of the Hinrichsen Foundation

 

Patricia Alessandrini — Tracer la lune d’un doigt

2017
for sextet and live electronics
Commissioned by Explore Ensemble with the support of PRS Foundation’s Open Fund and the Hinrichsen Foundation. Co-commissioned by hcmf//