MARTIN BUSSEY

composer

OCTOBER FOCUS

A SHROPSHIRE LASS GATHERS SPEED!

Work on A Shropshire Lass has been moving at a cracking pace! Mary Webb's poetry is just full of music waiting to be written down.

Click here to watch a sneaky peek at the Prologue by Holly Teague, Soprano somewhere in the Royal College of Music (the brass isn't part of the show!)

And Michael Matthews Guitar confirms that it's playable!!

Click on Holly and Matthew's names to visit their websites.

Watch Martin Bussey talk here about this new project exploring themes of Time, Love and Loss

Discover more about Mary Webb here

Watch Martin's other Time-focused theatre piece Timeless Figure here

THREE CHOIRS FESTIVAL PREMIERE!

PIANO MUSIC

July 30 2021 saw the premiere of Floreat Coll. Reg. commissioned and performed by Matthew Schellhorn at Worcester Three Choirs Festival

Read what Matthew and Martin have to say about this new commission here

Go to Composers Edition to view Martin's music for piano and organ including Floreat Coll Reg & links to other works.

Listen to Martin playing his piano music, including Shocklach Sketches here

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A BROTHER ABROAD

Pinner Festival premiere success

The first performance of A Brother Abroad at Pinner Music Festival was deemed a resounding success by the festival organisers and an appreciative audience on June 12 2021.

The commission celebrated 700 years since the dedication of St John's, Pinner by Bishop Peter of Corbavia.

The Festival's Director says:

'The performance was a triumph, with the superb and finely crafted score being widely appreciated for the way it brought the person of Peter, his faith and his time to life.'

A Brother Abroad sets a vibrant and spiritually charged text by Anthony Pinching.

Click here to hear Martin and Anthony discuss the work.

The next performance is planned for Chester in 2022.

The score is available now from Composers Edition

Read more about the dynamic performers at the premiere by clicking on their names:

Marcus Farnsworth, baritone

Emma Halnan, flute

George Strivens french horn

Chris Brannick, percussion

TIMELESS FIGURE

The new collaboration with photographer Laurel Turton

'A 45-minute tour de force...imaginative writing for marimba, clarinet and viola...some striking textures...the vocal line being expressive and singer-friendly yet highly wrought.' - planethugill.com, 2020

WATCH THE PREMIERE