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.

Mark Holdsworth's blisteringly exciting debut into the world of the wind quintet

Hellfire for wind quintet was the winning work from the inaugural Arcadia Winds Composition Prize in 2018. Praised by the judges for its strong sense of individuality and purpose, it depicts Holdsworth’s vision of a journey through the underworld.