Premiere Recordings of Music by Jennifer Fowler and Helen Habershon

Divine Art is delighted to announce, among a record level of new recordings projects in hand, two new albums featuring music by women composers from the UK, writing in very different styles.

Jennifer Fowler is Australian, though she has lived and worked in England since 1969. Her music which spreads across many genres from orchestral to chamber, instrumental and vocal works has been performed at many prestigious festivals and has resulted in her being awarded many major competition prizes. The six premiere recordings span her composing career and are performed by Lontano, one of Britain’s most celebrated new-music ensembles, under its director Odaline de la Martinez.  The two vocal works are sung by British soprano Raphaela Papadakis and Australian mezzo Lauren Easton. The recording is being produced by Adaq Khan in London (and was recorded in December 2018 – editing currently in progress!). This album is due for release in the summer, on the Metier label.

Helen Habershon is a clarinettist but now concentrates on composition.  Her music has been featured on two previous albums and the new recording presents her wonderfully ‘visual’ expressionist music – some might call it “filmic” such is the vividness of the imagery conjured up.  A group of excellent soloists (including the composer) are supported by the Primavera Orchestra under the conductor Anthony Halstead.  The pieces on the disc were all inspired by poetry or nature and its fragility, and are wonderfully atmospheric.  The album was recorded by Michael Ponder at Potton Hall, Suffolk towards the end of 2018 and will be released in the summer on the Divine Art label.