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Sunrise' yellow noise
No full textFor soprano and orchestra, duration 12 minutes.
Sunrise' yellow noise is a setting of an Emily Dickinson poem and was commissioned by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the Southbank Centre, Birmingham. First performed in March 2000 by Lisa Milne (soprano) and the CBSO conducted by Sir Simon Rattle.
This piece was the subject of a one-hour South Bank Show TV documentary in July 2000, and won Le Prix de la Fondation Prince Pierre, Monaco in 2001.
It is Part 1 of the cycle 'A ribbon of time' which takes the poetry of Emily Dickinson as its starting point. The other pieces in the cycle are 'Two movements for string quartet' (see https://researchonline.rcm.ac.uk/id/eprint/1427/); 'Boots of lead' (https://researchonline.rcm.ac.uk/id/eprint/1428/); 'Clandestiny' (https://researchonline.rcm.ac.uk/id/eprint/1429/); and 'Startled grass' (https://researchonline.rcm.ac.uk/id/eprint/1430/)
Tauromaquia
No full textFor solo piano, duration 12 minutes 30 seconds. The title of this piece is taken from a series of etchings of the same name by Goya, on the subject of bullfighting.
It was commissioned by Ian Brown, and has been recorded by Rolf Hind on NMC Recordings (NMC D128): https://nmc-recordings.myshopify.com/products/simon-holt-a-book-of-colours
Burburbaba za
No full textFor 1 female voice, 2 male voices, 3 percussionists, string trio and amplification. Duration 30 minutes.
This work was commissioned and premiered by the London Contemporary Orchestra at Village Underground, London, on 27 June 2009
Nadanu
No full textFor violin, cello, clarinet and piano.
This work was premiered on 24 April 2012 by Explore Ensemble at the Royal College of Music, London
Three pieces in the shape of a shoe
No full textFor oboe, bassoon and piano, duration 15 minutes.
This piece was commissioned by the Park Lane Group and premiered in 2006 by Rachel Baldock (oboe), Matthew Orange (bassoon), and Bethany Phillips (piano).
It has been recorded by Psappha (album title 'Theatre of Attractions'): https://www.psappha.com/spotify/. Psappha's recordings are also available on YouTube, see the video tab below
Rêverie [Debussy arr. Hesketh]
No full textBy Claude Debussy, arranged by Kenneth Hesketh for chamber ensemble (flute, clarinet in Bb, harp, two violins, viola and cello). Duration 5 minutes.
This arrangement was premiered on 16 March 2016 by the St Cecilia Ensemble conducted by Richard Miller. A recording is available on SoundCloud (see the audio tab below)
I sing of a maiden
No full textFor mixed chorus (SATB), duration 2 minutes 30 seconds.
This piece was premiered on 27 November 2004 by the Addison Singers conducted by David Wordsworth, at St. Michaels & All Angels Church, London
Diaghilev dances [version for symphonic wind band]
No full textFor symphonic wind band, duration 15 minutes.
This piece was commissioned by the UK College Commission Consortium for 2003. It was premiered on 4 March 2003 by the Birmingham Conservatoire Wind Orchestra conducted by Guy Woolfenden.
Diaghilev Dances for symphonic wind band has been recorded four times: by North Texas Wind Symphony (Klavier: KCD-11144); the Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra (Chandos: CHAN10409); the National Youth Wind Ensemble of Great Britain (Mark Custom: 7219-MCD) and the University of Kentucky Wind Ensemble (Mark Custom: 4949-MCD). See https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/works/97509--hesketh-diaghilev-dances/browse for further details.
The North Texas Wind Symphony recording (conducted by Eugene Migliaro Corporon) is available on YouTube (see the video tab below).
A version of this piece for chamber orchestra is also available, see https://researchonline.rcm.ac.uk/id/eprint/1540/
Masque [version for symphonic wind band]
No full textFor symphonic wind band, duration 7 minutes.
This work was first performed on 7 April 2001 by Chethams Wind Orchestra conducted by John Dickinson, at the Royal Northern College of Music during the British Association of Symphonic Bands and Wind Ensembles International Conference.
Recordings include those by the North Texas Wind Symphony (Klavier KCD-11127); the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Wind Ensemble (Klavier KCD-11184); Messiah College Wind Ensemble (Mark Custom Records 9098-MCD); New Edmonton Wind Sinfonia (Mark Custom Records 51881-MCD); Showa Wind Symphony (Cafua Records CACG-0041); the United States Coast Guard Band (Mark Custom Records 9997-MCD); and Texas All-State 5A Symphonic Band (Mark Custom Records 4094-MCD).
The US Coast Guard Band recording is available on YouTube (see the video tab below).
Versions of this piece are also available for orchestra (see https://researchonline.rcm.ac.uk/id/eprint/1555/) and brass band (see https://researchonline.rcm.ac.uk/id/eprint/1556/)
Sarabande et cortège [Dutilleux arr. Hesketh]
No full textBy Henri Dutilleux, arranged for bassoon and orchestra by Kenneth Hesketh, duration 7 minutes.
A recording of this work by Jonathan Davies (bassoon) with the Sinfonia of London conducted by John Wilson is available on Chandos (CHSA5263) see https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHSA%205263. Excerpts from this recording are available on the publisher's webpage (see 'Official URL' on the Metadata tab below)