Light at the End of the Tunnel. Commissioned by BBC Radio 3 for the Postcards from Composers series in 2020. Written during the Covid-19 lockdown in 2020, the solo viola reacts to the journey through life during the pandemic with despair and agitation, seeking the "light at the end of the tunnel" - a quiet long-held high E natural. Eventually the agitation calms as the E natural resolves to A major, looking to a future of hope.

Viola Exam Pack 2020-2023 Initial Grade. As part of the 2020-2023 syllabus, ABRSM is introducing a new Initial Grade exam for Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass with first exams taking place from 1 January 2020. The Initial Grade is a pre-Grade 1 assessment, following the same structure, content and assessment criteria as ABRSM?s existing graded music exams (three pieces, scales, sight-reading and aural tests). It?s designed to allow learners at the earliest stages of their musical journeys to celebrate their achievement, and is an ideal qualification for those who want a mark as well as helpful feedback. The Viola Exam Pack for Initial Grade contains nine pieces (three per list) from the syllabus, the scales requirements and sample sight-reading tests. Audio recordings of the nine pieces in each book are included with the pack and will be available via a download and streaming code. A separate Specimen Aural Tests book is also available for Initial Grade.

Instrumentistes seront ravis de cette collection, qui comporte des interprétations thématiques de 11 sélections de brillante partition de Howard Shore pour Le Hobbit: un voyage inattendu. Shore se développe magistralement sur ??la palette musicale de la Terre du Milieu, mêlant motifs familiers du Seigneur des Anneaux trilogie avec une panoplie de nouveaux thèmes mémorables. Cette folio magnifiquement produit dispose d'un éventail de photos colorées du film. / Alto