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Spiders, moths, fears, Scottish bagpipes and Iranian Dastgah feature on the New Music Show tonight.

Tom Service introduces music by Oliver Knussen, the British premiere of a major work for bassoon inspired by Kafka, Study for Metamorphosis; Harrison Birtwistle’s Three Songs from the Holy Forest – settings of poems by Robin Blaser, which Birtwistle also set in his The Moth Requiem; and Elliott Carter’s Mosaic composed for the Nash Ensemble in 2004. There’s brand new work by Scottish composer, Genevieve Murphy which was recorded at the ´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s Tectonics Festival in Glasgow and is performed by the composer herself as well as Scottish piper, Brighde Chaimbeul, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra and conductor, Ilan Volkov - In An Agitated World was inspired by Murphy’s Fear of Spiders. Also, a new release of music from Iran by Fozié Majd, the Ulster Orchestra perform Ian Wilson’s Licht/ung and this week’s Sound of the Week comes from composer, Claudia Molitor.

Elliott Carter
Mosaic
Nash Ensemble
Stefan Asbury (conductor)

Ian Wilson
Licht/ung
Ulster Orchestra
David Brophy (conductor)

Fozié Majd
Dreamland
Darragh Morgan (violin)
Patrick Savage (violin)
Fiona Winning (viola)
Deirdre Cooper (cello)

Harrison Birtwistle
Three Songs from 'The Holy forest'
Claire Booth (soprano)
Nash Ensemble
Stefan Asbury (conductor)

Oliver Knussen
Study for 'Metamorphosis' for solo bassoon
Ursula Leveaux (bassoon)

Genevieve Murphy
Calm In An Agitated World
Genevieve Murphy (vocalist and tape)
Brighde Chaimbeul (pipes)
´óÏó´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov (conductor)