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Duke's Hall
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Programme Details

Yalda Zamani conductor
Julia Kumlin soprano
Miro
Treharne mezzo-soprano

CHRISTIAN MASON Layers of Love
ASHKAN LAYEGH New work (world premiere)
BIRTWISTLE Fantasia upon all the notes
CHRISTIAN MASON The Years of Light

Winner of the 2025 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition, Christian Mason’s music is characterised by interweaving and subtle metamorphoses of sounds that often create a dreamlike atmosphere. His pieces are presented alongside works by Visiting Professor Helena Tulve, Birtwistle and Academy composition students.

Iranian-German conductor Yalda Zamani, who is Assistant Conductor of Ensemble intercontemporain, gives her debut performance with the Academy Manson Ensemble.