Genesis Music Commissions

Sunday, 14 December 2008

Through its work, several emerging composers have been brought to the attention of the Genesis Foundation. Several are now supported through direct commission. To date the major Genesis commissions have included:

Choral and Vocal
Among Angels Will Todd
Padre Pio Prayer Stay with Me, Lord Settings by James MacMillan, Roxanna Panufnik and Will Todd
Westminster Mass Roxanna Panufnik
String Orchestra and Chamber
Minstrel’s Dance Isidora Žebeljan
Song of a Traveller in the Night Isidora Žebeljan
Opera
La Cantatrice Chauve Jean-Philippe Calvin from a play by Eugene Ionesco, Co-production with Tête à Tête
(Paris premiere April 2009)
The Eternity Man Jonathan Mills and Dorothy Porter
The Marathon Family Isidora Žebeljan
The Original Chinese Conjuror Raymond Yiu and Lee Warren
Push! David Bruce and Anna Reynolds
Sante Emily Hall and Kit Peel
Sirius on Earth Paul Frehner and Angela Murphy
Thwaite Jürgen Simpson and Simon Doyle

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Genesis Sixteen

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Monday, 26 September 2011

We are delighted to present this short film which follows the first Genesis Sixteen training course, the UK's first fully-funded choral programme for young singers.

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Genesis Sixteen Continue to Flourish Friday, 3 February 2012

The first group of talented young singers to make up the Genesis Sixteen will take part in an intensive training course this weekend, the third in their programme, at the National Opera Studios in London.

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