British composer and arranger Robin White is the latest addition to the roster at Divine Art Edition, the music publishing arm devoted to works recorded for the Divine Art group of record labels. The first three works to be published in the autumn will be White’s Russian Suite for Clarinet and Orchestra, based on traditional and folk themes,  and two arrangements (also for clarinet and orchestra : Rimsky-Korsakov’s Clarinet Concerto (originally written for military band under the title Konzertstück in E flat) and Vittorio Monti’s brilliant Czardas.

These three works appear in a recording of White’s arrangements which also includes pieces by Tchaikovsky and Mussorgsky, entitled ‘From Russia’ (Divine Art DDA 25223) featuring clarinet soloist Ian Scott with the Royal Ballet Sinfonia conducted by Robin White.  The album is due for release on September 10, and it is hoped that the scores will be ready for publication at around the same time.