John McCabe to write 2004 headline piece
Following the success of Jonathan Dove's The Far Theatricals of Day, commissioned for 2003, and Timothy Jackson's No Answer, commissioned for 2002, the John Armitage Memorial has commissioned John McCabe to write the headline piece for 2004's concert programme.
As with all John Armitage Memorial headline commissions, the piece will be written for soprano, alto, tenor and bass soloists, brass quintet, organ and choir. The piece will be approximately twenty minutes long and will receive its world premiere in March 2004 at the first performance of the John Armitage Memorial's 2004 programme.
John McCabe has been one of Britain's most important music voices both as a composer and pianist for more than forty years.