News: March 2019
the classical style ‘to touch the heart and inspire the soul’.
Music for concert, film and recordings.
Performed and broadcast internationally, available to download, on cd, as sheet music, and produced for film and 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 -
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:
“Release” 
newly available as Sheet Music and Radio Broadcast
Delighted to announce that my piano piece, ‘Release’ is now available to purchase as sheet music, and is also being celebrated with a broadcast on Jenna Fentiman’s radio show on London’s Soho Radio (Culture Channel) for International Women’s Day (Friday 8 March between 8 - 9 am)
Available to DOWNLOAD from iTunes or CD Baby $0.99
‘Release’ has been performed around the UK (including in concert at Gloucester Cathedral) and most recently performed by Marvin Rosen in New York. It was composed in response to a poem given to me by writer and storyteller Sarah Fawcett, and was then recorded by concert pianist Patricia Siffert at the award winning recording studio, Potton Hall. Here is a video of Patricia playing at Potton Hall:
BAFTAs 2019
A real delight to have been invited to attend this year’s BAFTAs and to share the occasion with fellow Bafta Crew Composers in the stunning Royal Albert Hall. Congratulations to all winners and nominees!
Recent Broadcasts & Performances:
RADIO BROADCASTS in USA and Hong Kong
Thank you to Marvin Rosen for his recent broadcast of ‘Mirrors of Light’ on his Marathon broadcast Viva 21st century, on his radio show Classical Discoveries WPRB, Princeton, New Jersey, USA. Delighted to be included in this unique show celebrating classical music of the 21sr century from around the world
'Light Falling' (for strings and harp) played by Sinfonica Aosta (conductor: Emmanuel Siffert) from the album ‘Streams’ was also featured on 'Classical Discoveries'. WPRB 103.3 FM Princeton NJ, alongside the broadcast of my piano piece ‘Prayer’.
Read more about 'Light Falling'
’Adagio’ fo
r Oboe and Piano (performed by Rosemary Curtis and Patricia Siffert on my ‘On Wings of Light’ album) received a radio broadcast in Hong Kong on Colin Touchin’s “In Touch with Music” Show on RTHK Radio 4 rthk.org.hk
Pianist Julian Hellaby, beautifully performed ‘without words, without silence’ in London and Coventry as part of his recent piano recital series.
The programme included Bach: Preludes and Fugues in F major and B-flat minor (Bk 1); Preludes and Fugues in C-sharp major and B minor (Bk 2)
Beethoven: Sonata in F major Op.10/2
Duxbury: without words without silence
Liszt: Polonaise No.2 in E.
Julian has performed as a solo and concert soloist in Europe, the Middle East, South Africa and throughout the UK including recitals in the Wigmore Hall and Purcell Room. He is also the author of ‘The mid-twentieth century concert pianist- an English experience’.
Read more about ‘without words, without silence’
International Composers Festival, Bexhill-on-sea, East Sussex, UK
“I particularly loved your composition which was
utterly transcendental and deeply moving.“
Jenny Baird, artist
Such a pleasure to accompany acclaimed soprano Katerina Mina and excellent flautist Chris Lacey in the latest performance of “Songs of the Mysterious” at the ‘SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL - Music To Move The Spirit’ Concert held in the beautiful De la Warr Pavilion 
Concert Hall for the International Composers Festival 2018. Wonderful to have participated in this marvellous festival founded by composer and pianist Polo Piatti featuring the work of 40 living composers from around the world, many of whom travelled to be there in person.
https://www.composersfestival.com
Read more about “Songs of the Mysterious” and its setting of poems by English poet, Jay Ramsay.
FILM MUSIC NEWS
Recording at Smecky Music Studio Prague
A joy to work with and conduct the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, who recorded my latest orchestral piece “Touch of Love” (for solo violin & orchestra) at the Smecky Recording Studio. Many thanks to the team: Nic Raine, James FitzPatrick, Leigh Phillips, Vítek Král, Tim Johnson, Guy Michelmore, Bradley Jordan and violin soloist Lucie Svehlova.
A joy to work with and conduct the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, who recorded my latest orchestral piece “Touch of Love” (for solo violin & orchestra) at the Smecky Recording Studio. Many thanks to the team: Nic Raine, James FitzPatrick, Leigh Phillips, Vítek Král, Tim Johnson, Guy Michelmore, Bradley Jordan and violin soloist Lucie Svehlova.
FILM Premiere
“Eyes Wide Open” Feature Film
As part of the composing team for the film ‘Eyes Wide Open’, (a spy thriller written and directed by Will Forrester) I am delighted to announce the film received its premiere on September 29th in South Korea. Congratulations to all involved!
Feature film “Ashes” is now available on Amazon to watch.
Great script and directin
g by writer and director Alan Coulson, and some very fine acting. Great team to be part of AND delighted it’s now available to share with you.
Great script and directin
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Spending time with New York concert pianist Emily Wong, sharing my new piano music with her at her studio in NY. Emily has previously performed my piano so
lo ‘Streams’ in Minneapolis, and now we are looking forward to further collaborations.
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
World Premiere of ‘The Pure One’ (for unaccompanied choir) performed by Vox Luminosa for their 10th anniversary concert in Repentigny, Montreal, Canada.
Jay Ramsay, Cadu
ceus magazine, review of “Mirrors of Light”:
“(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”
“(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...
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Streams album
I have made th
e individual tracks from the Streams album available for download for the first time. Please visit CD Baby for details. The album features “Light Falling” for Strings and harp performed by the Italian orchestra Sinfonica Aosta conducted by Emmanual Siffert (currently Principal Conductor at the San Juan Symphony Orchestra in Argentina), and piano solos performed by Swiss concert pianist Patricia Siffert.
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