Premiere of 'Where the Birds Sing' for solo organ

Premiere of 'Where the Birds Sing' for solo organ

Commissioned to mark 10 years of the Northern Irish International Organ Competition (NIIOC), ‘Where the Birds Sing’ was premiered on Monday in two concerts by Richard Gowers at Southwark Cathedral, firstly in his solo recital, followed by the gala recital in the evening. The piece will receive a further performance by Richard at Belfast Cathedral on April 6th.

'Light, Revealing' In Brand New Solo Organ Anthology

'Light, Revealing' In Brand New Solo Organ Anthology

Inspired by Jeanne Demessieux’s classic 12 Chorale Preludes on Gregorian Chant Themes, Gregoriana is a brand new solo organ anthology commissioned and curated by Anna Lapwood. The anthology consists of 12 new works written by 12 female composers, including Light, Revealing by Grace-Evangeline Mason based on Lumen ad revelationem gentium.

BBC Music Magazine: A Winter Carol

BBC Music Magazine: A Winter Carol

Each year the BBC Music Magazine commissions a brand new Christmas carol for their readers, and Grace is really pleased to have written this year's carol! Titled 'A Winter Carol', this carol is for you to sing in your choir or just with friends and family at home! The carol is available in this year's Christmas edition of the magazine and it is also free to download on their website over the next month.

Grace in Royal Liverpool Philharmonic's 2021/22 Season

Grace in Royal Liverpool Philharmonic's 2021/22 Season

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s new 2021/22 programme has just been announced, which is the first season with Domingo Hindoyan at the helm as Chief Conductor, including exciting performances of four of Mason’s works such as world premieres of newly commissioned works ‘Mahler’s Letters’ and ‘In Her Own Valley’, as well as further performances of ‘Into The Abyss, I Throw Roses’ and ‘The Imagined Forest.’

BBC Proms and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Co-Commission Announced

BBC Proms and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Co-Commission Announced

The highly anticipated 2021 BBC Proms programme has been officially announced and Grace is excited and honoured to have received a new co-commission by the BBC Proms and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. The piece, entitled ‘The Imagined Forest’, will be premiered at the Royal Albert Hall under the RLPO’s new Chief Conductor, Domingo Hindoyan on September 5th 2021. The piece has also been commissioned to mark the 150th Anniversary of the historic Royal Albert Hall.

Shortlisted for ISCM World New Music Days 2021

Shortlisted for ISCM World New Music Days 2021

Grace is very happy that her string quartet 'Midnight Spires' (2019), which was originally commissioned by the Royal Philharmonic Society and the Cheltenham Music Festival premiered by the Castalian Quartet, has been shortlisted to represent Britain at the ISCM World New Music Days Festival in Shanghai and Nanning in September represented by Sound and Music UK.

Premiere of CBSO Centenary Commission

Premiere of CBSO Centenary Commission

Following months of closure as a result of the pandemic, the CBSO Centre hosted a brand-new series of chamber music concerts for socially distanced audiences starting with the first concert titled ‘Octets of the 20s’,’ which took place on Friday 16 October under CBSO associated conductor Michael Seal with music by Shostakovich, Stravinsky, Varèse and a brand-new commission by Grace-Evangeline Mason celebrating the centenary year of the orchestra.

'Faust [Working Title]' at Dutch National Opera

'Faust [Working Title]' at Dutch National Opera

Due to the present crisis, the Dutch National Opera’s planned season opening of Mefistofele could no longer go ahead. Instead, with a concept created by Lisenka Heijboer Castañon and Manoj Kamps, they created the alternative production ‘Faust [Working Title]’, which explored the abundance of voices that are present in the world by involving new and recomposed material by a team of composers and arrangers, including Grace-Evangeline Mason’s reimagined aria ‘L’altra notte in fondo al mare’. The sold-out production had performances throughout September to critical acclaim, and has been recorded for online viewing, which will be available on October 4th.