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National Radio of Finland Simaku broadcast available online

Following the success at the 2019 International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM)  – World Music Days , Thomas Simaku’s most recent work, La Leggiadra Luna for mixed choir a cappella, has been broadcast by four European radio stations. The latest programme was on National Radio of Finland on 3rd September – the programme is available for 30 days at the following link: https://areena.yle.fi/1-50234960

Performed by a Grammy Award winning vocal ensemble, the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, conducted by Kaspars Putniņš , the work was broadcast live on Estonian National radio on 4 May, followed by broadcast on Portuguese and Latvian National radios.

La Leggiadra Luna received its world premiere at the Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall in May 2018, performed by the University of York vocal ensemble The 24, conducted by Robert Hollingworth.  To hear the work on Soundcloud, please go to: https://soundcloud.com/thomassimaku/la-leggiadra-luna-for-mixed-choir-a-cappella .

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  • Thomas Simaku selected for the ISCM – World Music Days 2019

     

    His work will be performed by a Grammy Award-winning ensemble

    Thomas Simaku’s recent work, La Leggiadra Luna for mixed choir a cappella, has been selected by the international jury for performance at the 2019 ISCM (International Society for Contemporary Music)  – World Music Days, which takes place in Estonia from 2 – 10 May.

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