Concert: Music of Our Time

On Wednesday 20th March JAM returns to St Bride’s Church to open its 2024 season.

This vibrant concert showcases ten pieces, six are premieres, including JAM commissions from royal composer, Tarik O’Regan, and Isabelle Ryder.

Having received over 200 entries to its 2023 Call for Music, JAM is proud to announce that the programme includes eight submitted pieces.

JAM is internationally recognised as a creative, dynamic, forward-thinking arts organisation, with new music at its core.

It embraces artistic risk-taking through contemporary innovation, exploration, collaboration and creation, that intentionally integrates high-quality performances and education.

Programme

Flux
Toh Yan Ee

First Light
Steve Richer

Let Everything that Hath Breath Praise the Lord (Psalm 150)
Donald Wetherick

The Earth Was Without Form
Marisse Cato

Illumination (2024 JAM commission)
Isabelle Ryder

Dawn
George W. Parris

Rasp
Anselm McDonnell

This Shining Night
Christopher Churcher

My Lover Spoke
Jonathan Woolgar

The Night’s Untruth (2010 JAM commission)
Tarik O’Regan

Performers

Selwyn College Chapel Choir, Cambridge
Onyx Brass
Simon Hogan – organist
Michael Bawtree – conductor

Concert duration: c.70′ (no interval)