A tryst, a grief and a dream
James's festival, the Cumnock Tryst, brings musical sharing to his community in Ayrshire. And his religious music continues to bring solace even in very difficult family times.
Sir James MacMillan is reflecting on his prolific life in composition as he celebrates his 60th birthday this week.
The establishment of the Cumnock Tryst is James's way of bringing an inclusive music festival to his community in Ayrshire.
He also describes the composition of his Violin Concerto, which was inspired by a dream he had following the death of his mother. And he talks about the death of his granddaughter and the impact that this has had on his life and music.
Domus Infelix Est - An Unhappy House
The Elysian Singers
Sam Laughton, conductor
One
Britten Sinfonia
James MacMillan, conductor
Prelude (St Luke Passion)
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra,
Netherlands Radio Choir, National Youth Choir
Markus Stenz, conductor
Benedicimus Deum coeli (Strathclyde Motets)
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers, conductor
Song and Dance (Violin Concerto, 3rd movement)
Vadim Repin, violin
大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Donald Runnicles, conductor
Fac, ut portem Christi mortem (Stabat Mater)
The Sixteen
Britten Sinfonia
Harry Christophers, conductor
Presenter: Donald Macleod
Producer: Rosie Boulton
Last on
More episodes
Next
You are at the last episode
Music Played
-
![]()
Sir James MacMillan
Domus infelix est (An Unhappy House)
Choir: The Elysian Singers. Conductor: Sam Laughton.- Signum SKU SIGCD575.
- Signum.
- 1.
-
![]()
Sir James MacMillan
One
Orchestra: Britten Sinfonia. Conductor: Sir James MacMillan.- Harmonia Mundi: HMU807573.
- Harmonia Mundi.
- 1.
-
![]()
Sir James MacMillan
St Luke Passion: Prelude
Orchestra: Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Choir: Netherlands Radio Chamber Choir. Choir: National Youth Training Choir Of Great Britain. Conductor: Markus Stenz.- Challenge Classics CC 72671.
- Challenge Classics.
- 1.
-
![]()
Sir James MacMillan
Benedicimus Deum caeli (Strathclyde Motets)
Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.- CORO : 16096.
- CORO.
- 10.
-
![]()
Sir James MacMillan
Violin Concerto (3rd movement - Song and Dance)
Performer: Vadim Repin. Performer: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Donald Runnicles.- Onyx : 4157.
- Onyx.
- 3.
-
![]()
Sir James MacMillan
Stabat Mater
Orchestra: Britten Sinfonia. Conductor: Harry Christophers. Choir: The Sixteen.- Coro : COR16150.
- Coro.
- 5.
Broadcast
- Fri 19 Jul 2019 12:00大象传媒 Radio 3
Vaughan Williams Today
Programmes, concerts and features celebrating Vaughan Williams's 150th anniversary.
Beethoven Unleashed 鈥� the box set
The complete set of Radio 3 Beethoven Unleashed podcasts, with Donald Macleod.
What was really wrong with Beethoven?
Georgia Mann and neurosurgeon Henry Marsh examine the composer's numerous health problems
Composers A to Z
Visit the extensive audio archive of Radio 3 programmes about Composers and their works.
Who knew? Five eye-opening stories from Composer of the Week
The production team reflects on 5 of Donald Macleod鈥檚 best stories from the last 20 years
Five reasons why we love Parry's Jerusalem
What is the strange power of Jerusalem which makes strong men weep?
A man out of time 鈥� why Parry's music and ideas were at odds with his image...
The composer of Jerusalem was very far from the conservative figure his image suggests.
Composer Help Page
Find resources and contacts for composers from within the classical music industry.