With a central section drawing on rhythms and chants from Celtic working songs, and beginning and ending with sweeping, melodious sections for the solo viola, Sally Beamish's Under the Wing of the Rock draws its inspiration from the poem Carmina Gadelica. This truly beautiful and emotionally charged work was written for violist Lawrence Power, who performs it here with BBC NOW and conductor Douglas Boyd. --- Gydag adran ganol yn gyforiog o rythmau yn gefn i lafarganu caneuon gweithio Celtaidd, a

I am delighted that PRS Women Make Music will be supporting this recording, and also grateful to the Delphian label for embracing the project. Having trained as a violist to support my need to compose, I became so busy as a composer that I gave up playing altogether in the 90s. In 2015 my daughter, Stephanie Irvine, made me a viola, which led to a return to playing. This in turn has affected my work, and reconnected me to the concert platform as a performer. The CD will mark the beginning of a p

A stunning contemporary Christmas carol, to make your spirits bright. 🎄 This is 'In the Stillness' composed by Sally Beamish, and performed by Voces8, Apollo5 and The VOCES8 Foundation Choir. | Classic FM