Simon Holt

Simon Holt's chamber opera Who put Bella in the Wych Elm? is a highly creative work, with the most intriguing score. An emotive and haunting composition, this work is guaranteed to move the audience....

The solo percussion part, orchestral score available separately. Note for Performance. In table top, the unpitched solo percussion part in the 9th movement, the scoringwas initially left open. The p...

The Libretto for Simon Holt's The Nightingale's To Blame, Co-commissioned by Opera North, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival and Munich Biennale

A chamber ensemble piece that reflects Holt's passion for the visual arts and literature. The Banshee according to legend is less a shape than a mournful screaming that haunts the Irish night and the...

This is a study score of Simon Holt 's Sparrow Night, for Solo Oboe and Chamber Ensemble. Commissioned by the Nash Ensemble, this work lasts for around 17 minutes. The title of Sparrow Night comes fro...

All Fall Down by British composer Simon Holt was commissioned by the Nash Ensemble in 1994 and revised in 2008. This is the study score and is arranged for Chamber Ensemble, lasting around 9 minutes....

This is the study score for Simon Holt 's Sueños, scored for Bass-Baritone soloist and Instrumental Ensemble. Commissioned by the South Bank Centre, it was first performed on 5th November 2007 at the...

This work was written for Endymion's 'Sound Census' project, in celebration of their 30th Birthday. It was first performed by Endymion with Melinda Maxwell (oboe), at Kings Place, London, as part of t...

Era Madrugada is a work by Simon Holt for Chamber Ensemble, commissioned by the Royal Institute of British Architects and first performed on 24th May 1984 at BBC Portland Place Concert Hall, London by...