Nicholas Michael Smith Recordings

Nicholas Michael Smith has been living in China for many years, and his time there has influenced his music, as evidenced by his orchestral compositions Tears in my Bowl (2013) and Changchun Impressions (2014), as well as Love, Friendship and Longing (2018) a work for four voices and piano duet based on Tang dynasty poetry. The Girl From the French Fort (2015) is the result of a collaboration with Chinese writer Hong Ying to compose a narrated symphonic work for children based on her story of the same name. This narrated symphony receives regular performances in China and was described by Gramophone Magazine after its UK premier as “genuinely moving”. Smith has appeared on numerous Chinese radio and television programs, and in 2011 was given Phoenix TV’s “You Bring Charm to China” award for his efforts to encourage and promote western classical music in China. In 2011, Smith was awarded an OBE in recognition of his services to music and to UK-China relations. nicholasmichaelsmith.com