RECORDINGS
Jean Sibelius Violin Concerto,
Six Humoresques
Nors S Josephson Celestial Voyage
Fenella Humphreys violin
BBC National Orchestra of Wales · George Vass conductor
Recorded: January, February 2020
BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
James Francis Brown
The Heavens and the Heart, Trio Concertante, Clarinet Concerto
Benjamin Nabarro violin · Rachel Roberts viola · Gemma Rosefield cello
Catriona Scott clarinet · The Choir of Royal Holloway
Orchestra Nova · George Vass conductor
Recorded: February 2017
St Augustine’s, Kilburn, London
Thomas Hyde
That Man Stephen Ward
Damian Thantrey baritone
Nova Music Opera Ensemble · George Vass conductor
Recorded: June 2016
St John the Evangelist, Oxford
Michael Hurd
The Aspern Papers
Owen Gilhooly baritone · Pippa Goss soprano
Clare McCaldin mezzo · Louise Winter mezzo
Ulster Orchestra · George Vass conductor
Recorded: September 2011, Ulster Hall, Belfast
Oboe Concertos by John Joubert, Kenneth Leighton and John McCabe
Jinny Shaw oboe
Orchestra Nova · George Vass conductor
Recorded: November 2011
St Silas-the-Martyr, London
Stephen McNeff
Madrigali Dell’Estate
Clare McCaldin mezzo
Orchestra Nova Ensemble · George Vass conductor
Recorded: October 2012
Music Room, Champs Hill, West Sussex
David Matthews
Piano Concerto
Laura Mikkola piano
Orchestra Nova · George Vass conductor
Recorded: October 2013
Pamoja Hall, Sevenoaks School, Kent
Cecilia McDowall
Shipping Forecast and other works
Jeremy Huw Williams baritone · Tamas Kocsis violin
Madeleine Easton violin · Andrew Hobday narrator
Kathryn Thomas and Joanna Shaw flutes
Merton College Choir, Oxford · Ulster Orchestra
Orchestra Nova · George Vass conductor
Recorded: September 2011, Ulster Hall, Belfast
February 2012, St Silas-the-Martyr, London
John McCabe
Les Martinets Noirs, Rainforest I, Rainforest II
Harriet Mackenzie and Philippa Mo violins
Angela Whelan trumpet
Orchestra Nova · George Vass conductor
Recorded: February 2012
Henry Wood Hall, London
Joseph Holbrooke Aucassin and Nicolette
Richard Rodney Bennett Country Dances
Amy Dickson saxophone
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
George Vass conductor
Recorded: May/June 2011
Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow
William Mathias Piano Concertos 1 and 2
Ralph Vaughan Williams Fantasia
Mark Bebbington piano
Ulster Orchestra · George Vass conductor
Recorded: May 2011
Ulster Hall, Belfast
Michael Hurd
The Widow of Ephesus
Pippa Goss soprano · Louise Winter mezzo
Michael Bundy baritone/narrator
Orchestra Nova · City of Canterbury Chamber Choir
George Vass conductor
Recorded: October 2010
Henry Wood Hall, London
Lydia Kakabadse
The Phantom Listeners
Kit Hesketh-Harvey narrator · Michael Bundy baritone
Emma Brain-Gabbott soprano · Clare McCaldin mezzo
Instrumental Ensemble · George Vass conductor
Recorded: February 2010
St Michael’s Church, Highgate, London
David Matthews
Violin and Oboe concertos
Philippe Graffin violin · Nicholas Daniel oboe
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra Nova · George Vass conductor
Recorded: April 2010, St Jude-on-the-Hill, London
July 2010, The Lighthouse, Poole
Edward Elgar
Concert Allegro
Iain Farrington piano
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
George Vass conductor
Recorded: July 2010
The Lighthouse, Poole
Paul Patterson
Concertos for violin, viola and cello
Tamas Andras violin · Sarah-Jane Bradley viola
Alice Neary cello
Orchestra Nova · George Vass conductor
Recorded: April and July 2010
St Jude-on-the-Hill, London
Joseph Holbrooke
Cello Concerto, Symphony No 4
Raphael Wallfisch cello
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
George Vass conductor
Recorded: April 2010, The Friary, Liverpool
May 2010, Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow
Sir Donald Tovey
The Bride of Dionysus
Sally Silver soprano · Yvonne Fontane mezzo
Robert Johnston tenor · Michael Bundy baritone
Belfast Philharmonic Choir
Ulster Orchestra · George Vass conductor
Recorded: May 2009
Ulster Hall, Belfast
Cecilia McDowall
Laudate, Radnor Songs, Five Seasons
Rachel Nicholls soprano · Katherine Allen
City of Canterbury Chamber Choir
Ilid Jone oboe · Suzanne Kawalec harp
Orchestra Nova · George Vass conductor
Recorded: February 2008, St Clement’s, Sandwich February 2009, St Jude-on-the-Hill, London
Cecilia McDowall
Stabat Mater, On Angel’s Wing, Latin Motets
Charlotte Mobbs soprano · Eamonn Dougan baritone
City of Canterbury Chamber Choir
St Catherine Singers, Haberdashers’ Aske’s Girls School
South Hampstead High School Singers
Gretel Dowdeswell piano · Nigel Shipway percussion
Orchestra Nova · George Vass,conductor
Recorded: March 2007, St Giles, Cripplegate, London
David Matthews
From Sea to Sky, The Sleeping Lord, Aubade
Gillian Keith and Rachel Nicholls soprano
Lucie Spickova mezzo · Ruth Bolister oboe
Orchestra Nova · George Vass conductor
Recorded: February 2007
Henry Wood Hall, London
British Viola concertos by David Matthews, Alwyn, Holst, McCabe and Maconchy
Sarah-Jane Bradley viola
Orchestra Nova · George Vass conductor
Recorded: July/August 2006
Town Hall, Watford
Sir Donald Tovey
Cello Concerto
Alice Neary cello
Ulster Orchestra · George Vass conductor
Recorded: May 2006
Ulster Hall, Belfast
Sir Donald Tovey
Symphony in D
Malmö Opera Orchestra
George Vass conductor
Recorded: May 2005
Malmö, Sweden
SUSIE SELF
Symphony No 2
Susie Self mezzo soprano
Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra
George Vass conductor
Recorded: November 2005
Olomouc, Czech Republic
Cecilia McDowall
Seraphim, Dance the Dark Streets
Paul Archibald trumpet · Nicola Eimer piano
Amy Dickson saxophone · Freya Ritts-Kirby violin
Benjamin Griffiths double bass
Orchestra Nova · George Vass conductor
Recorded: March/April 2005
St Giles Cripplegate, London
Cecilia McDowall
Magnificat, Ave maris stella, Christus natus
Rachel Nicholls soprano · Frances Bourne mezzo
Parmiter’s Senior Singers · Canterbury Chamber Choir
Sally Pryce harp
Orchestra Nova · George Vass conductor
Recorded: May 2004
St Giles Cripplegate, London