Joseph Phibbs

Joseph Phibbs’ Nesciens mater, written as a companion piece to the celebrated work of the same name by Walter Lambe, was commissioned by the Genesis Foundation for The Eton Choirbook and its Legacy of Sacred Music. The programme featured four new commissions based on the iconic music manuscript, the Eton Choirbook, by Phibbs, Sir James MacMillan, Phillip Cooke and Marco Galvani. The world premiere of this programme was held in Eton College Chapel in May 2018, performed by Harry Christophers and The Sixteen.

On 2 November 2018, Harry Christophers and The Sixteen released Star of Heaven: The Eton Choirbook Legacy on their CORO label, which featured these Genesis Foundation commissions.

Joseph Phibbs is a British composer. His works have been premiered by some of the world’s leading conductors, including Esa-Pekka Salonen, Leonard Slatkin, Vassily Petrenko, Gianandrea Noseda, Sakari Oramo, and Edward Gardner.  Rivers to the Sea, his largest orchestral work to date, was performed to widespread critical acclaim in 2012 under Esa-Pekka Salonen, and broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 from the Royal Festival Hall. It has since received numerous performances both in the UK and abroad, winning the orchestral category of the 2013 British Composer Awards. Major orchestras and ensembles to have performed his works include the London Symphony Orchestra, the Philharmonia Orchestra, and the BBC Symphony Orchestra, for which he has written five major works to date.

To listen to Star of Heaven, click here.

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