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Endymion celebrates its 30th anniversary with a survey of new commissions from composers who have worked with the ensemble, from senior figures in British music – such as Anthony Payne, Simon Bainbridge and Simon Holt, and younger but established talents like Morgan Hayes and Dai Fujikura – to those at an early stage of their career, such as Joanna Bailie, James Weeks and Naomi Pinnock.
Endymion was formed in 1979 from a group of outstanding National Youth Orchestra students and retains most of its original players.
Endymion has been described as one of the few chamber groups as at home with Mozart as with Birtwistle.
Endymion’s Sound Census project has reached beyond the new pieces on this disc, to include primary and secondary school students in the London Boroughs of Westminster, Camden and Tower Hamlets. Seven Alevel and GCSE students created new pieces in close collaboration with Endymion players.
Anthony Gilbert: Word-Chimes in the Wind
Word-Chimes in the Wind: Doubles
Anthony Payne: From a Mouthful of Air
From a Mouthful of Air
Philip Cashian: Concertantes
Concertantes
Simon Bainbridge: 2 Trios
2 Trios
Martin Butler: Hunding
Hunding
Colin Matthews: Scherzetto
Scherzetto
Joe Duddell: Tree Carving
I. Calm and still
II. Lively
III. With feeling but flowing
Bayan Northcott: Doubles All Round
Doubles All Round
Peter Maxwell Davies: Judas Mercator
Judas Mercator
Brian Elias: Impromptu
Impromptu
Joanna Bailie: Axis
Axis
James Weeks: The Peckham Harmony
The Peckham Harmony
Simon Holt: Disparate
Disparate
Philip Venables: Fight Music
Fight Music
Vic Hoyland: Token
Token
Morgan Hayes: Shatner's Bassoon
Shatner's Bassoon
Melinda Maxwell: Singla Rock
Singla Rock
Edward Cowie: Magma Psalm
Magma Psalm
Dai Fujikura: Inkling
Inkling
Christopher Fox: A Study in Daylight
A Study in Daylight
Simon Wills: … without words
… without words
Naomi Pinnock: Within
Within
Simon Holt: Disparate dos
Disparate dos
July 2010
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“It almost goes without saying that the Endymion players are first-rate advocates for these works...there is a diversity of approach from composers young and not so young here, suggesting British music is in a state of vibrant health.”