NEW ALBUM – A Plastic Theatre
A Plastic Theatre released 31st January 2025 on Signum records.
The first single from the album, Batter My Heart (recently nominated for the Ivors Academy Award for Choral Composition), was featured as Gramophone Magazine‘s Video of the Day and is available now on all streaming platforms.
Upcoming Performances
Seattle Pro Musica perform In Winter’s House as part of their programme ‘Nowell –Winter in the British Isles’.
The Madison Choral Project perform In Winter’s House as part of their programme ‘to stand in this house’.
Vox Humana perform O Magnum Mysterium in their ‘A Child’s Christmas in Wales‘ programme.
Variant 6 perform Worthy is the Lamb as part of their ‘Re-imagine‘ programme.
The Fourth Choir perform In Winter’s House as part of ‘James Joyce’s The Dead‘, interweaving Joyce’s masterpiece short story (read by Niamh Cusack) with a capella choral works, at Wilton’s Music Hall.
The Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra and Symphony and Festival Choruses, and VOX perform ‘A Plastic Theatre‘, conducted by Elizabeth Scott.
Performing on of my works? Get in touch, and I’ll add your concert to my diary.
Previous performance ARCHIVE
Ivors Academy Award
for Choral Composition
All Shall Be Well wins the Ivors Composer Choral Award.
Read the Classical Music article here.
Listen and watch
In the press
BBC Proms Debut!
The 20-minute piece SEEN was performed by the BBC Singers, Glen Scott (electronics) and Sofi Jeannin in the BBC Singers’ late-night Prom on Thursday, 7th September 2023. This was part of a programme of contemporary composers, including Daniel-Lesur and Soumik Datta. More information is available here.
Front page feature on Gulf News
Review: Seen and Heard International
Joanna Marsh’s All Shall Be Well (‘Without love we may not live’) presents a contemporary slant on radiance, Marsh’s harmonies and textures bright – shining, even.
Review: Limelight Magazine
A particular highlight is I take thee by Joanna Marsh (b.1970), its undulating breath-like movement a beautiful metaphor for life itself.
Read More
Interview: BBC Music Magazine
Interview in BBC Music Magazine (Nov issue) ahead of the premiere of Another Eden commissioned by the wonderful United Strings of Europe – 28th October, Kings Place.
Feature: Gramophone Magazine – Another Eden
Gramophone‘s Video of the Day features an excerpt of my new commission, Another Eden, reflecting on the erosion of the Earth’s beauty, scored for six strings of the United Strings of Europe with movement and acrobatics from members of Gandini Juggling. Watch here.
