News: September 2017
the classical style ‘to touch the heart and inspire the soul’.
Her music is available on mp3, on cd, in sheet music form and performed
in the concert repertoire, for film and with multi-media.
”...an ethereal quality with enormous breadth...the effect was of a potent lightness, calling to my mind at least a sense of mystic journey and resolution”
Jane Pearson writing for 'Women in Music Now'
”Beautiful and pure”
Jonathan Harvey, British composer.
MIRRORS OF LIGHT -
New British piano music for the 21st century
Spiritual, minimalist piano music combined with a romantic, impressionistic heritage - this is piano music for the 21st century, described by audiences as pure, beautiful, profound and 'an elixir for the soul'.
CD & individual track downloads available from CD Baby:
Now Autumn beckons, some changes are afoot. I am working on a piece for solo violin and orchestra which is a slight departure from the usual piano and choral music of the last few years. With having recently gained a distinction in my MA in Professional Media Composition (Chichester University/Thinkspace Education), my composing will be including more for film and media as well as for concert. Something I’m very much looking forward to. I shall post some extracts on Soundcloud soon. Please visit and LIKE my facebook artist page to keep further in touch.
My summer in Europe included working with and meeting some very fine musicians. It was a pleasure to accompany German mezzo-soprano Bhawani Moennsad .
Bhawani has previously recorded my art song “Kabir says...” at the Berlin Opera House rooms, with pianist Symeon Ioannidis.
Also a delight to hear Swiss pianist Patricia Siffert perform Streams II in Mainz, Germany. To listen to Patricia play please visit the Charasound Youtube channel or to download Streams and other tracks please visit CD Baby.
My summer in Europe included working with and meeting some very fine musicians. It was a pleasure to accompany German mezzo-soprano Bhawani Moennsad .
Earlier this summer, delighted to spend time with New York concert pianist Emily Wong, sharing my new piano music with her at her studio in NY recently. Emily has previously performed my piano so
Award-winning composer/pianist Emily Wong has written a large catalogue of works for piano, chamber ensemble, and orchestra and as a pianist has appeared often with such orchestras as the San Francisco Symphony, the Oakland Symphony, Philharmonia Virtuosi, Continuum, American Composers Orchestra, and the Stamford Symphony.She currently plays for the American Ballet Theatre.
For more info http://emilywongmusic.com
Recent Performances:
World Premiere of ‘The Pure One’ (for unaccompanied choir) performed by Vox Luminosa for their 10th anniversary concert in Repentigny, Montreal, Canada. 9 April 2017
Pianist Marvin Rosen performing my 
piano piece “Release” in a concert entitled ‘Contemporary Piano Miniatures by Women Composers’ as part of the Westminster Conservatory faculty recital series in Princeton, New Jersey USA.
“Songs of the Mysterious” presented in Alton, Hampshire, England.
Sara Burnie (Soprano), Sarah Bird (flute), Owain Clarke (Celtic Harp) and Veronica Austin (tam-tam), performing my "Songs of the Mysterious" at the Alton Maltings in Alton, Hampshire. "Songs of the Mysterious" is a setting of poetry by English poet Jay Ramsay. http://www.rosemaryduxbury.com/sounds/Songs of the Mysterious extract mp3.mp3
RADIO BROADCAST
Delighted to be a featured composer on the ‘Music of our Mothers’ website, www.musicofourmothers.com. and that ‘Light Falling’ (for string orchestra & harp) was broadcast on this American radio show in Florida recently,
Read more about Light Falling recorded by the Italian orchestra Sinfonica Aosta, conducted by Emmanuel Siffert.
‘Light Falling’ is on the album ‘Streams’ which can be downloaded at https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/duxbury
Video of “Kabir says...” now available to watch on Youtube.
Premieres given in London and Munich.
“Kabir says...” received its World Premiere at St
Sepulchre’s Church, Hoborn, London, performed by world class soprano Katerina Mina and pianist Andrea Benecke, in a concert entitled "A Celebration of Music by Female Composers”. St Sepulchre’s made a fine venue for this premiere as it is known as The Musicians’ church. The German premiere took place the following evening at the Rubenstein Hall, Steinwayhaus, in Munich.
Read more about “Kabir says...”
FILM MUSIC
Ashes’ wins Best International Feature Film at Garden State!
Delighted to let you all know that ‘Ashes’ won Best International Feature at the Garden State Film Festival this year.
Just being part of such a superb and well respected festival was thoroughly amazing, so winning there is very special. Thrilled to be part of the Bradgate Films team and their excellent work.
http://www.bradgatefilms.co.uk/index.html
Caduceus magazine review of “Mirrors of Light”
(Caduceus is one of the UK’s leading Arts, Healing and Spirituality magazines.)
“(the) music is both of its time and ahead of it: it is a bringing of spirit to matter in the medium of sound that touches the highest levels of lightness and grace”
Jay Ramsay, poetry editor and reviewer writes,
“I always tell people that Rosemary Duxbury is the real thing. She’s a rare phenomenon: a modern, female, classically trained composer whose work is in the tradition of Elgar and Benjamin Britten, and who is also inspired by Stockhausen, Keith Jarrett and the possibilities of computer technology. She’s also deeply inspired by poetry...” Read the full review...
Jay Ramsay is poetry editor for Caduceus, and works in private practice as a UKCP-accredited psychosynthesis psychotherapist in Stroud and London. His new collection Monuments is now available from Waterloo Press. www.jayramsay.co.uk
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