MAGNUM OPUS: 3 UPCOMING PREMIERES AND NEW COMPOSERS ANNOUNCED

Britten Sinfonia is delighted to announce the three composers selected for 2024. They will write new works for septet to be premiered on 9 April, 6pm at Milton Court Concert Hall, London, while also choosing chamber pieces for their works to be paired with. They will be supported by the 2024 Magnum Opus Programme Directors, Dani Howard and Michael Zev Gordon, and will work towards writing new chamber concertos for the 2024 showcase this autumn.

Alex Groves is an Ivor Novello-nominated composer and curator working across contemporary classical and electronic music. His work often blends classical instruments and live-processing to create uncanny soundworlds which blur the line between acoustic and electronic.

British/German composer Eden Lonsdale’s music focuses on exploring the various ways that movement and stasis can co-exist, as well as the interconnectedness of harmony, timbre and melody. Often using very limited materials, his dense and immersive sound-worlds attempt to draw the ear into the smallest details and hope to inspire the listener’s self-guided exploration into the music’s manifold layers.

Anibal Vidal is a Chilean composer based in London whose multifaceted career spans concert music, music for media, and multidisciplinary projects. He draws on his South American heritage and diverse musical influences to produce immersive works characterised by gradual processes of gestural repetition and timbral experimentation.