Composer of the Week

John Woolrich (b.1954) John Woolrich talks to Donald Macleod about what drew him towards composing, the way in which his works form a dialogue with the music of the past, and his love of the shadowy world of the viola. 1/5. Promise and Unfoldment Monody with Minor Seconds (A Book of Studies - Set 1 for Wind Quintet) New London Chamber Ensemble Selection from Pianobooks (1, 4, 5 and 6) Ian Munro (piano) Sestina Schubert Ensemble Viola Concerto Lars Anders Tomter (viola) BBC Symphony Orchestra Martyn Brabbins (conductor).