Paul Archibald Sounding Out

Benjamin Britten’s Fanfare for St Edmundsbury

Benjamin Britten’s Fanfare for St Edmundsbury is a short, vibrant piece composed in 1959 for three trumpets. It was written to mark the Pageant of Magna Carta held at St Edmundsbury Cathedral in Bury St Edmunds, serving as a musical announcement for each performance during the ten-day event in June.

Stephen Sondheim Send in the Clowns

Stephen Sondheim’s career stretches from writing the lyrics for West Side Story and Gypsy when he was in his late twenties to mentoring Jonathan Larson and Lin-Manuel Miranda in his seventies and eighties. His work encompasses the very best of modern musical theatre: Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, Merrily We Roll Along, Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods and Assassins. His trophy shelf boasts eight Tony Awards, eight Grammys, a Pulitzer Prize, an Olivier Award and the Presidential Medal of Freedom – yet the most popular piece of Sondheim’s legacy is the ballad-turned-pop song most people can identify within four notes: Send in the Clowns’ 

Ennio Morricone Gabriel’s Oboe 

Ennio Morricone’s soundtrack for the 1986 film The Mission is widely acclaimed, with Gabriel’s Oboe recognised as one of cinema’s most iconic melodies. The score’s heartbreaking quality deeply complements the tragic narrative of a priest whose glory is realised through martyrdom.

Rebecca Dale and Selina Nwulu STAND

STAND is a not-for-profit recording commissioned by the London Mozart Players from composer Rebecca Dale and poet Selina Nwulu. The song offers a positive message of unity and hope with lyrics reminding us that we are stronger whilst standing together in the face of adversity. Choirs from Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Australia, Oceania and America have come together to form a ‘world’ choir, performing virtually alongside the London Mozart Players. The song is available on all digital platforms and our music video features all the musicians participating in the project.

Alan Hovhaness Prayer of St. Gregory, Op. 62b (1946)

The world has been shocked and horrified about the war in Ukraine. There are many young musicians who are now actively involved in combat and are showing their courage and bravery by defending their country and right to freedom.