Joby Talbot

Joby Talbot's Trumpet Concerto Desolation Wilderness was commissioned by the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. First performed on 28th October 2006 by the Royal LiverpoolPhilharmonic Orchestra at The Philharmonic Hall Liverpool with Alison Balsom (to whom the work is dedicated) as soloist and JoAnn Falletta conductor. The Turku Philharmonic Orchestra gave the Finnish premiére performances on23rd and 24th November 2006.The Piano reduction of Desolation Wilderness includes Trumpet parts in B flat and C. (Suitable for advanced players).'In Early November 2005 my family and some friends visited thehigh Sierra Nevada in Northern California. As on former trips to the area I was struck by the strange and disarming contrast between the bright sunshine perfect blue sky and warm mountain air of the Sierran autumn; and theoccasional icy chill - sudden drops of temperature when the sun vanished behind the mountains momentary glimpses through the trees of distant snow clouds over the highest peaks. Nowhere was this dichotomy more apparent than inthe vast area of forests lakes and mountains known as Desolation Wilderness. Here the twisted shapes of the aspens are testament to the destructive power of winter. Sure enough that night the first snows fell and the highmountain passes we'd just crossed were closed till spring.

Path of Miracles was commissioned by Tenebrae with grateful thanks to Barbara Pollock. The first performance given by Tenebrae and conducted by Nigel Short took place on 17th July 2005 at the church of St Bartholomew-the-Great London as part of the City of London Festival.5 Sopranos4 Altos4 Tenors4 BassesCrotales

POD-Released in 2005 the album Once Around The Sun is the outcome of Joby Talbot's residency with Classic FM. During his year in residence Talbot composed a new piece of music each month scored for up to five instruments. The resulting twelve compositions were then premiered on Classic FM and were recorded on CD. July - Murmurationwas the seventh piece to be composed and is scored here for solo Piano.

Path of Miracles was commissioned by Tenebrae with grateful thanks to Barbara Pollock. The first performance given by Tenebrae and conducted by Nigel Short took place on 17th July 2005 at the church of St Bartholomew-the-Great London as part of the City of London Festival.5 Sopranos4 Altos4 Tenors4 BassesCrotales

Joby Talbot's String Quartet was premiered at the 1999 Brighton Festival by the Duke Quartet.

Released in 2005 the album Once Around The Sun is the outcome of Joby Talbot's residency with Classic FM. During his year in residence Talbot composed a new piece of music each month scored for up to five instruments. The resulting twelve compositions were then premiered on Classic FM and were recorded on CD. January - A Yellow DiscRising From The Sea was the first piece to be composed and is scored here for Ensemble (Violin Cello Vibraphone and Piano).

Path of Miracles was commissioned by Tenebrae with grateful thanks to Barbara Pollock. The first performance given by Tenebrae and conducted by Nigel Short took place on 17th July 2005 at the church of St Bartholomew-the-Great London as part of the City of London Festival.5 Sopranos4 Altos4 Tenors4 BassesCrotales

For Orchestra-Commissioned by: Nederlands Dans Theater Den Haag Carolina Performing Arts at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill MUSIC • CENTER / Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County The Norwegian Operaand Ballet Oslo First performance 4 October 2012 at Lucent Dans Theater Den Haag by Nederlands Dans Theater and Residentie Orkest conducted by Andrew Grams. Choreography by Medhi Walerski.