Richard Baker Motet II recorded for NMC in August 2022, released on The Tyranny of Fun album March 2024
The Last Castrato music Torsten Rasch words Max Hoehn.
Workshop filmed at St Jude-on-the-Hill, London, in Nov 2021. Cast: Andrew Watts, Rebecca Bottone, Alan Ewing & Isaac Rogers. Conductor: Gerry Cornelius, CHROMA Ensemble
The Last Castrato music Torsten Rasch words Max Hoehn.
Workshop filmed at St Jude-on-the-Hill, London, in Nov 2021. Cast: Andrew Watts, Rebecca Bottone, Alan Ewing & Isaac Rogers. Conductor: Gerry Cornelius, CHROMA Ensemble
David Bruce YouTube collaboration - with Tantacrul, Adam Neely, Nahre Sol and Ben Levin. CHROMA: Charlotte Bonneton (violin) Zoë Martlew (cello) Elena Hull (bass) Stuart King (clarinet) Ian Watson (accordion)
CHROMA commission from Julian Grant - Strike Opponent’s Ears With Both Fists - Kathryn Thomas (flute) Stuart King (clarinet) David Le Page, Anna Biggin (violins) David Aspin (viola) Clare O’Connell (cello) Huw Watkins (piano)
Recording Kyriakos Costa Omerta at RHUL
CHROMA: Phil Harmer (oboe) Stewart King (clarinet) Richard Bayliss (horn) Charlotte Bonneton (violin) Chris Allan (cello)
RHUL students: Gavin Stuarts (alto flute) Owain Davies (trombone)
CHROMA ON CD:
CHROMA “FOLK TALES”
digital download on iTunes HERE
Dave Le Page violin
Clare O’Connell cello
Ian Watson accordion
- Johannes Brahms - Hungarian Dance no.1 - new arrangement
- Dave Le Page / Trad. - 5 Romanian Folk Songs
Buciumeana - Dance from Bucsum
Ma˘runt˛el - Fast Dance
Brâul - Sash Dance
Jocul cu bâta˘ - Stick Dance
Pe Loc - In One Spot
- Béla Bartók - from 44 Duos for two violins:
Dance of the Maramos
Ruthenian song
Mosquito Dance
Fairytale
Ruthenian Kolomeika
- Trad. Bulgarian - Gankino Horo
- Zoltán Kodály - Intermezzo
- Johannes Brahms - Hungarian Dance no.2 - new arrangement
- Dave Le Page/Trad. - 3 Bohemian Songs
Down the Mountain
Far in the Sky
The Wedding Garland
- Béla Bartók - from 44 Duos for two violins
Wedding song
Pizzicato
Sorrow
- O’Connell / Trad. - The Trees they Grow so High
- O’Connell/Watson / Trad. - Dark Eyes
- Vittorio Monti - Czardas - new arrangement
All new arrangements by by Dave Le Page, Ian Watson & Clare O’Connell
copyright Chroma Records 2014
Recorded and produced by Dominic Shovelton
Recorded in the Congregational Church, Market Harborough between November 2013 and April 2014
Cover illustration by Clare O’Connell
Cover design by Anthony Oram
for UK only:
available as limited-edition CD - use PayPal link below
(if you’re not in the UK, and wish to buy CD please email us for postage price)
French for Cartridge "The Golden Hour" featuring CHROMA
digital download on iTunes HERE
for CHROMA:
Violin I - Daniel Pioro
Violin II - Mira Benjamin
Viola - Sarah Jane Bradley
Cello - Clare O'Connell
Clarinet/bass clarinet - Max Welford
Oboe - Katie Bennington
Trombone - Ryan Hume
Horn - Richard Bayliss
Gonçalo Gato NowState
CHROMA recorded Dégradé for this new release of composer Gonçalo Gato’s work, out on Kairos
for CHROMA:
conductor - Christopher Austin
flute - Kathryn Thomas
clarinet - Stuart King
violin - Eloisa-Fleur Thom
cello - Zoë Martlew
piano - Roderick Chadwick
NMC recordings
“on shifting ground” featuring chroma
NMC teams up with Sound and Music to release this collection of works that were recorded between 2004-2006 as part of the Contemporary Voices scheme and are now held as part of the British Music Collection.