Soprano & orchestra
Furnace of Colours
A large-scale symphonic song cycle setting three poems by Vernon Watkins, commissioned by BBC Radio 3 for the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
Christopher Painter at 65 · 2027
Out of the Mist
A celebration of more than four decades of music
Across more than four decades, Christopher Painter has developed a substantial body of orchestral, chamber, solo, brass and wind music shaped by Welsh identity, landscape, memory and literature. Performed and broadcast in the United Kingdom and internationally, his music combines large-scale structural thinking with a strong sense of colour, atmosphere and dramatic momentum.
“The composer always surprises as each work is different — Painter refuses to be pigeon-holed.” — Jac van Steen
Featured music
Four contrasting works
A starting point for exploring music written for orchestra, brass band and chamber forces.
Orchestra
Forest of Dreams
An atmospheric orchestral nocturne in which myth, fairy tale and disturbed dreams drift through an ever-changing harmonic mist.
Brass band
Myrkviðr (Mirkwood)
A large-scale work for brass band, founded on Norse legend and woodland myths.
Trumpet & piano
Caneuon Taliesin
A chamber work based on stories from The Mabinogion, commissioned and recorded for CD by Philippe Schartz.
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Hear the music
Selected live and studio recordings will sit here, with direct links to audio and video. The aim is simple: visitors should be able to hear the character of the music within seconds of arriving.
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Christopher Painter at 65
Throughout 2027, Out of the Mist offers programming and commissioning opportunities for orchestras, bands, chamber ensembles, soloists and festivals, ranging from established works to composer portraits and new collaborative projects.
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Programming, scores & performance materials
For programming enquiries, scores, performance materials, interviews and other enquiries, please get in touch.