07.22.09

Message from Scotland

Posted in Uncategorized at 1:47 pm by Alan Hope

Tom Cunningham writes:

There’s a nice article in today’s Scotsman about my music on a new CD.

http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/features/Classical-review-Brilliant-blend-of.5479985.jp

Kind regards,

Tom

Here’s a brief extract:

For a start, who is Tom Cunningham? The 63-year-old Edinburgh-born composer spent a considerable part of his working life – almost 20 years – as musical director of the Brussels Choral Society, before returning to his native city in 2002, since when he has become involved with various choirs, including the National Youth Choir of Scotland and Cappella Nova, for whom he wrote Scotland at Night.
His compositional style is quintessentially British in its liquid harmonies, well-nourished textures and frequent bouts of innocent wit. But most of all, his vital musical connection with his texts throw up a consistency of invention and imagination. And it’s those texts that give the music its extra-special allure.

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Congratulations to Tom.