Music now playing on the home page is 'The Storm Cat' by Sue Aston
Showcasing the landscape of Cornwall
2008 saw the premiere of three new pieces for string
quartet. 'Scenes from a Cornish Childhood' was composed by Sue Aston from
Goldsithney, and 'Reverie and Scherzo' was composed by the cellist Ray Didcock
from Newlyn. Other pieces composed
by Sue included
'The Homecoming' for violin and piano, and the solo violin piece 'Madron', which
was inspired by the holy well there.
In 2009 The Aston Ensemble featured a program dedicated to premiers of new
Cornish Music. We have now started to receive scores and music from
composers who music has been hidden from the public sometime because there has
been no outlet for it until now
The Sue Aston Ensemble is an exciting next step in Sue's musical career, which
has already seen her work with eminent musicians such as Simon Rattle, Nigel
Kennedy, Peter Donohoe, Yehudi Menuhin, Sir Charles Groves, Esa Pekka Salonen,
Gordon Giltrap, Chris De Burgh, Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick.
The Sue Aston Ensemble brings together music from a variety of
different backgrounds many of them with the common theme of music which has been
inspired by the landscape.
"The landscape of Cornwall, the sea, the folklore and the lifestyle here
are all tremendous influences on my work and have been for many other composers"
says Sue. "My aim is that the Aston Ensemble will become synonymous with
exciting new musical ventures, as it will showcase the talents of new
composers".
Sue Aston