RAM launches '200 Pieces' — Stephen McNeff

A major initiative of the Royal Academy of Music’s Bicentenary, the 200 PIECES project began in 2019 when the Academy’s Head of Composition, Philip Cashian, began to invite composers to write works to contribute to a new contemporary music collection. Starting from within the Composition Department, this quickly spread out to composers all around the world. Since then, all the works have been premiered by current students at the Academy and subsequently recorded.

This library of contemporary works by many of the world’s leading composers is now live on ourwebsite, with all pieces freely available to listen to. Information on the composers and links to scores are also available.

My piece for this occasion is the work for solo cello Trig, played and recorded by the brilliant young cellist. Henry Hargreaves. Click below to listen.

‘Trig’ is published by Edition Peters. Full details are available here.