I am thrilled to announce that I will be making a new arrangement of Jerusalem. In it I remember the Commonwealth nations and am dedicating the work to the Windrush generation. #windrush #BBCProms #lastnightoftheproms
Errollyn Wallen
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Errollyn Wallen
@ErrollynWallen
Master of the King’s Music. Music to outer space. Ivor Novello Award, NPR Top 10, CBE & Last Night of the Proms. Author ‘Becoming a Composer’
- My book is just back from the printers and I’m in a different country 🥲 @FaberBooks Photo courtesy of my fantastic editor, Belinda Matthews.
- …and in other news… am currently basking in the Honorary Membership of the Royal Academy of Music which was conferred on me today. Photo by Nick Mercer
- An historic Last Night of the Proms - thrilled some Belize percussion, courtesy of the great Pen Cayetano made it into my JERUSALEM. Now onto the next piece.
- Should have been collecting my CBE today. Happy family memories of the MBE do suffice.
- I’ve just put the final barline to my latest opera, Dido’s Ghost - superb libretto by @WesleyStace. 1, 948 bars. Fantastic to be working with @DunedinConsort @BarbicanCentre @fwakewalker and the whole team. Now I just need to fill in the gaps...
