Also reprised at the millennial (2000) festival, together with a new work by Thoumire called Scottish Requiem. : 20 : 34įirst presented at Celtic Connections 1997 as a stand-alone commission. Reprised at the millennial (2000) festival. Commissioned by An Tobar and the Highlands Festival, and premiered in May 1998 at the An Tobar Arts Centre, Isle of Mull. Reprised at the millennial (2000) festival, together with a new work by Marshalsay, called Promise to Keep. Reprised at the millennial (2000) festival, together with a new work by Thorburn called Heartful of Friendship. The work was reprised at the 2020 festival. : 52Ī live recording of this concert was released as a CD in 2002. Reprised at the 2004 festival, and released as an album. Released as live CD, and also a DVD of a journey through Wester Ross in music and film. New Voices commissions Īll of the concerts were premières unless otherwise noted.īho Èirigh gu Laighe na Grèine (Sun | Moon | Land | Life | Sea)įirst commissioned for the 2018 Blas Festival. In 2020 the awards were sponsored by the Scottish edition of The Times and Sunday Times, and the composers were Marit Fält, Pàdruig Morrison and Catriona Price. Various sponsors have supported New Voices over the years. Sometimes a musician may approach the festival with an idea for a new work, other times festival director Donald Shaw proposes participation to a musician he thinks would benefit and create something worthwhile. The selection process for the commissions is informal.
In the earlier years, the composer was invited to further develop the work and revisit it at the festival the next year, but this is no longer practised. The funding provides for the musician both to develop the work, and to direct its performance, typically by five to ten musicians, at its première. Usually there are three commissions each year, with each composer performing their work at a lunchtime concert on one of the three Sundays of the festival. It is a musical commission which enables recipients to compose and perform a significant new suite of music of about forty-five minutes, based on traditional themes. New Voices is an award for emerging composers made by the Celtic Connections festival annually since 1998.
For other uses, see New Voices (disambiguation).