Recent Videos

• 09:13

  Smith – Dark Colours

  Samuel Smith’s atmospheric wind quintet, Dark Colours, pushes the boundaries of colour and texture in new and unexpected ways.

• 01:59

  Smith – performance insights for Dark Colours

  Samuel Smith chats about how performers can approach his wind quintet, Dark Colours.

• 02:14

  Smith – introducing Dark Colours

  Sam Smith introduces his wind quintet, Dark Colours.

• 07:27

  Skipworth – Partita for Solo Clarinet

  Lachlan Skipworth’s remarkable first foray into the world of solo wind music

• 02:04

  Williams – on Composition

  Natalie Williams talks about the joys of composition, her creative approach, and gives some advice to budding young composers.

• 02:35

  Williams – on Animalia

  Natalie Williams chats about her wind quintet, Animalia, commissioned to accompany the National Portrait Gallery's "Popular Pet Show" exhibition.

• 

  Whitney – Five Scenes

  Ian Whitney explores and subverts musical tropes in a charming series of narrative vignettes

• 01:59

  Skipworth – on Echoes and Lines

  Lachlan Skipworth chats about his wind quintet, Echoes and Lines.

• 01:40

  Holdsworth – on Hellfire

  Mark Holdsworth's first wind quintet, Hellfire, won the inaugural Arcadia Winds Composition Prize in 2018. In this video, Mark chats about this work, his musical influences, and the challenge of writing for the wind quintet.

• 01:35

  Whitney – on Five Scenes

  Ian Whitney talks about how he composed his wind quintet, Five Scenes.