Upcoming performances of 'The Imagined Forest'
Premiere of 'Mahler's Letters'
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.
'The Imagined Forest' at Oslo Opera House
'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.
Instagram Live with Concord
Excited to chat with my publisher Concord/ Boosey & Hawkes in celebration of Women’s History Month! We’ll be live on Wednesday, March 2nd at 7pm GMT. Follow @ConcordMusicPub on Instagram to tune in.
Liverpool Premiere of 'The Imagined Forest'
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 is made an Associate of the RNCM
Four Autumn Premieres
Premiere of 'The Imagined Forest' at The BBC Proms 2021
Sunday night saw the premiere of Mason’s new orchestral work at The BBC Proms to critical acclaim. ‘The Imagined Forest’ was co-commissioned with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic for performance under their new chief conductor, Domingo Hindoyan to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Royal Albert Hall.
Grace-Evangeline Mason signs publishing contract with Boosey & Hawkes
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.’
The Times: Meet the young stars of this year's BBC Proms!
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
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.
Finalist with LA-based Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra
Grace is very pleased that her large chamber ensemble work ‘Upon Weightless Wings’, which was originally commissioned by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic for their new music group Ensemble 10:10, has been selected as a finalist in LA-based conductor-less Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra’s annual call.
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
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.