Thomas Simaku’s new work for Violin & String Orchestra will receive its world premiere on 27 September 2024, performed by Leonard Simaku (Switzerland) and the Orchestra of the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet in Tirana, and conducted by Rafał Janiak (Poland).

Morea is a winning work of the Ministry of Culture of Albania's 2022 National Competition.  Coincidentally, Rafał Janiak was the conductor of the world premiere of Simaku’s Concerto for Orchestra – winning work of Lutosławski International Competition in 2013 – in the final concert of the 2013 Warsaw Autumn festival with Warsaw Philharmonic.

UYMP is excited to announce that we are looking for a part time Promotional and Digital Administrator to join our small, York-based team. This role will focus on leading the administration and operation of the UYMP website and, in particular, working to enable the sale of music in digital form and the provision of sound clips via the website.  

We are thrilled that David Lancaster's Feathers has received a special mention in this month's excellent review by Choir and Organ of the Elysian Singers’ Beauty for Ashes CD. The reviewer highlights the solo singing of Miranda Johnson in Feathers, describing it as ‘gorgeous’ and ‘stratospheric’. Feathers was first performed at Late Music York concerts in 2022, to which concert series the Elysian Singers will be returning in 2025. The Beauty for Ashes CD (SIGCD797 - digital only) is available from Signum Records.