New Music 20x12
New Music 20x12 is a UK-wide commissioning programme consisting of twenty new pieces of music, each of 12 minutes in length, celebrating the talent and imagination of the UK’s musical community as part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad.
The commissions are full of the energy, hope and excitement that will emanate from across the Cultural Olympiad and the Games themselves. They are inspired by the dynamism of Olympic and Paralympic sports, the passion of human endeavour so central to the Games, and the once in a lifetime opportunity of creating a musical work contributing to a global celebration.
Read below to find out more about this programme, to meet each of our 20 composers and our panel of judges, and please take a moment to find out about the generous funders & patrons who've made this programme possible...
Click here to view our New Music 20x12 programme booklet
Download the press release for New Music 20x12 at Festival of the World, Southbank Centre, London
Aaron Cassidy
A Painter of Figures in Rooms
Richard Causton
Twenty-Seven Heavens
Luke Carver Goss
Pure Gold: 4x4 Relay Race
About New Music 20x12: Find out all you need to know about our Cultural Olympiad programme.
Meet our 20 New Music 20x12 Composers and find out about their each of their outstanding musical projects.
New Music 20x12 Performance and Broadcast Dates
Buy all 20 New Music 20x12 pieces from NMC Recordings
New Music 20x12 in the News
Funders and Patrons: without their support New Music 20x12 would not be possible
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Further Information
New Music 20x12 is a UK-wide commissioning programme initiated by Jillian Barker and David Cohen, and delivered by PRS for Music Foundation in partnership with the BBC, The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, and NMC Recordings.