James MacMillan (1959- )
James
MacMillan is one of today’s most successful living composers and is
also internationally active as a conductor. His musical language is
flooded with influences from his Scottish heritage, Catholic faith,
social conscience and close connection with Celtic folk music, blended
with influences from Far Eastern, Scandinavian and Eastern European
music. MacMillan first became internationally recognised after the
extraordinary success of The Confession of Isobel Gowdie
at the BBC Proms in 1990. His prolific output has since been performed
and broadcast around the world, placing him in the front rank of
today’s composers. MacMillan continues his term as Principal Guest
Conductor of the Netherlands Radio Kamer Filharmonie, which this season
includes conducting a Britten centenary concert as part of the
Concertgebouw’s Zaterdag Matinee series. Also during the 2012/13
season, MacMillan’s music is the focus of the Stuttgart Radio Symphony
Orchestra’s Spektrum Artist
series, where he also conducts, and other highlights include conducting
engagements with the Luxembourg Philharmonic and Bournemouth Symphony
Orchestra.COMPOSITIONS MacMillan Links ~ ~ ~ Works by Genre
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WORKS BY GENRE MacMillan Links ~ top of page ~
Dramatic/Theater
Búsqueda, music theater work (1988) [text: from the Latin Mass; poems by the Argentinian Mothers of the Disappeared]
Inés de Castro, opera in 2 acts (1990–95) [libretto: John Clifford, after the play Inés de Castro]
Visitatio Sepulchri, music theater work (1992–93) [text: from a 14th century Easter Day liturgical drama; and Te Deum]
Parthenogenesis, scena (2000) [libretto: Michael Symmons Roberts]
The Sacrifice, opera in 3 acts (2005–06) [libretto: Michael Symmons Roberts, based on story from the Mabinogion]
Clemency, opera for 5 singers and string orchestra (2009–10) [text: anonymous; and Michael Symmons Roberts]
Orchestra
Tryst, chamber orchestra (1989)
The Confession of Isobel Gowdie, orchestra (1990)
Sinfonietta, chamber orchestra (1991)
Memoire imperiale, chamber orchestra (1993)
Britannia, orchestra (1994)
Í (A Meditation on Iona), string orchestra and percussion (1996)
Symphony: "Vigil", orchestra (1997) [Part 3 of triptych "Triduum"]
Triduum, triptych (1995-97)
- The World's Ransoming, concerto for cor anglais and orchestra (1995-96) [Part 1 of triptych "Triduum"]
- Cello Concerto (1996) [Part 2 of triptych "Triduum"]
- Symphony: "Vigil", orchestra (1997) [Part 3 of triptych "Triduum"]
Exsultet, orchestral brass and percussion (1998; arr. 2000)
Cumnock Fair, string orchestra; or piano and string orchestra (1999)
Symphony No. 2, chamber orchestra (1999)
The Birds of Rhiannon, tone-poem, orchestra, w/opt. chorus (2001)
Symphony No. 3 - Silence, orchestra (2002)
The Sacrifice: Three Interludes, orchestra (2005–06) [interludes from the opera "The Sacrifice"]
Stomp (with Fate and Elvira), orchestra (2006)
Woman of the Apocalypse, orchestra (2011-12)
One, chamber orchestra (2012)
Soloist(s) w/Orchestra
Into the Ferment, solo concertante group and orchestra (1988)
The Berserking, concerto for piano and orchestra (1990)
Tuireadh, clarinet and string orchestra (1991; arr. 1995)
Veni, Veni, Emmanuel, concerto for percussion and orchestra (1992)
Epiclesis, concerto for trumpet and orchestra (1993; rev. 1998)
Kiss on Wood, cello and string orchestra (1993) (arr. 2008 from original work for violin and piano)
The World's Ransoming, concerto for cor anglais and orchestra (1995-96) [Part 1 of triptych "Triduum"]
Cello Concerto (1996) [Part 2 of triptych "Triduum"]
Ninian, concerto for clarinet and orchestra (1996)
Cumnock Fair, string orchestra; or piano and string orchestra (1999)
A Deep but Dazzling Darkness, concerto for violin, chamber orchestra and tape (2001-02)
Piano Concerto No. 2, piano and string orchestra (2003) [commissioned by the New York City Ballet]
A Scotch Bestiary, concerto for organ and orchestra (2003-04)
From Ayrshire, violin and chamber orchestra (2005)
Piano Concerto No. 3, "The Mysteries of Light" (2007-08)
Violin Concerto (2009)
Oboe Concerto, oboe and chamber orchestra (2009-10)
Seraph, trumpet and string orchestra (2010)
Band
Canite Tuba, brass band (2011-12)
Festival Fanfares, brass band (1986)
Jebel, brass band (2007)
Sowetan Spring, wind ensemble (1990)
They saw the stone had been rolled away, fanfare for brass and percussion (1993)
Chorus w/Orchestra
Cantos Sagrados, chorus and orchestra (1989; orchestrated 1997)
Seven Last Words from the Cross, cantata, double chorus and string orchestra (1993)
Quickening, counter-tenor, 2 tenors, baritone, children's choir, chorus and orchestra (1998)
Magnificat, chorus and organ (or orchestra) (1999)
The Birds of Rhiannon, tone-poem, orchestra, w/opt. chorus (2001)
Nunc Dimittis, chorus and orchestra (2000; orchestrated 2001)
St. John Passion, baritone, chorus and orchestra (2007)
O, 3-part treble choir, trumpet and string orchestra (or organ) (2008)
Credo, chorus and orchestra (2011)
Choral
Missa Brevis, chorus (1977)
The Lamb has come for us from the House of David, chorus and organ (1979)
On Love, solo voice (or unison trebles) and organ (1984) [text: From "The Prophet" by Khalil Gibran]
St. Anne's Mass, unison voices and piano (or organ), w/opt. chorus (1985) [mvts from the Catholic Mass]
Cantos Sagrados, chorus and organ (1989) [orchestrated 1997]
Catherine's Lullabies (1990), for S.A.T.B. choir, brass sextet & percussion
Divo Aloysio Sacrum, chorus, w/opt. organ (1991)
So Deep, double chorus, w/opt. oboe and viola (1992) [text: arr. of "O my luve's like a red, red rose" by Robert Burns]
...here in hiding..., 4 male voices (or [male?] chorus) (1993)
Christus Vincit, soprano solo and double chorus (1994)
Màiri, 16-part chorus (1995)
Seinte Mari moder milde, chorus and organ (1995)
A Child's Prayer, chorus, w/2 treble/soprano soloists (1996)
The Galloway Mass, cantor, congregation, choir and organ (1996)
The Halie Speerit's Dauncers (Holy Spirit's Dancers), unison children's choir (or solo voice) & piano (1996) [text: J. McGonigal]
On the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin, chorus and organ (1996)
Changed, chorus and organ (or harp; string trio; or any 3 like instruments) (1997) [text: Wallace Stevens]
The Gallant Weaver, chorus (1997)
A New Song, chorus and organ (1997)
The Prophecy, 2-part school choir and instrumental ensemble (1997)
Heyoka Te Deum, 3-part treble voices, flute, tubular bells and piano (1999)
Magnificat, chorus and organ (or orchestra) (1999)
The Company of Heaven, 2-part children's choir and organ, w/opt. wind band and carnyx (1999)
Mass, chorus and organ (2000)
The Birds of Rhiannon, tone-poem, orchestra, w/opt. chorus (2001)
Nunc Dimittis, chorus and organ (2000) [orchestrated 2001]
Dutch Carol, unison treble voices and piano (2001) [text: traditional Dutch Christmas text]
Te Deum, chorus and organ (2001)
Tremunt videntes angeli, chorus (2001)
O bone Jesu, chorus (2002)
To My Successor, chorus (2002) [text: George Herbert]
Chosen, chorus [SAATTB] and organ (2003)
Give me justice, chorus (2003) [introit for the 5th Sunday of Lent]
Give me justice, O God, unaccompanied voices (2004) [chant - introit]
Gospel Acclamation, unaccompanied voices (2004) [chant]
Laudi alla Vergine Maria, double chorus (2004)
The Lord is my life and my help, unaccompanied voices (2004) [chant - introit]
Remember your mercies, Lord, unaccompanied voices (2004) [Entrance Antiphon - chant]
Bless the Lord, my soul, chorus (2005) [responsorial psalm]
Nemo te condemnavit, chorus (2005)
Out of the depths, chorus (2005) [responsorial psalm]
The Spirit of the Lord fills the whole world, chorus (2005) [Entrance Antiphon]
The Strathclyde Motets - Factus est repente, chorus (2005)
The Strathclyde Motets - In splendoribus sanctorum, chorus, w/obbligato trumpet or organ (2005)
The Strathclyde Motets - Sedebit Dominus Rex, chorus (2005) [communion motet for the Feast of Christ the King]
The Strathclyde Motets - Videns Dominus, chorus (2005) [Communion motet for the 5th Sunday in Lent]
When he calls to me, I will answer, chorus (2005) [Entrance antiphon - chant]
After Virtue, double chorus (2006)
Invocation, double chorus (2006)
Let the sons of Israel say, chorus (2006) [responsorial psalm]
O Lord, you had just cause, chorus (2006) [Entrance Antiphon - chant]
The Strathclyde Motets - Dominus dabit benignitatem, chorus (2006) [communion motet for the 1st Sunday in Advent]
The Strathclyde Motets - Mitte manum tuam, chorus (2006) [Communion motet for 2nd Sunday of Easter]
Success, chorus (2006) [text: Bessie Stanley]
Sun-Dogs, chorus, w/multiple divisi (2006)
Tenebrae Responsories, double chorus (2006)
...fiat mihi..., double chorus (2007)
Our Father, Doxology, Acclamation and Great Amen, unison voices and organ (2007)
The Strathclyde Motets - The Canticle of Zachariah, chorus (2007)
The Strathclyde Motets - O Radiant Dawn, chorus (2007) [Advent antiphon]
The Strathclyde Motets - Data est mihi omnis potestas, chorus (2007) [Communion motet for Ascension Day]
O, 3-part treble choir, trumpet and string orchestra (or organ) (2008)
And lo, the Angel of the Lord came upon them, 3 choruses (2009)
Mouth of the Dumb, 2 sopranos (or chorus) and harp (2008) [text: after Latin from the Inchcolm Antiphoner]
Padre Pio's Prayer, chorus and organ (2008)
The Song of the Lamb, chorus and organ (2008)
The Strathclyde Motets - Pascha nostrum imolatus est, chorus (2008) [communion motet for Easter Day]
The Strathclyde Motets - Os mutorum, 2-part female chorus and medieval harp (2008)
The Strathclyde Motets - Lux Aeterna, chorus (2008)
Benedictus Deus, chorus (2009)
Bring us, O Lord God, chorus (2009)
Jubilate Deo, chorus and organ (2009)
Miserere, chorus (2009)
Serenity, chorus and organ (2009)
Summae Trinitati, chorus, brass septet, timpani and organ (2009)
Tota pulchra es, chorus and organ (2009)
Who are these angels?, male vocal ensemble [TTBarBB] and string quartet (2009) [text: anon./attributed to St. Augustine]
Ave Maria, chorus and organ (2010)
Lassie, wad ye loe me?, chorus, w/multiple divisi (2010) [text: anonymous Scottish text]
Mass of Blessed John Henry Newman, cantor, congregation and organ, w/opt. brass and timpani (2010)
Sonnet, 2 sopranos (or soprano and mezzo-soprano, a cappella (2010) [text: Shakespeare]
The Strathclyde Motets - Qui meditabitur, double chorus (2010) [Communion antiphon for Ash Wednesday]
The Strathclyde Motets - Benedicimus Deum caeli, double chorus (2010)
Think of how God loves you, chorus (2010)
Tu es Petrus, chorus, brass ensemble, percussion and organ (2010) [Introit]
Since it was the day of Preparation..., bass solo, mixed soli or small chorus and ensemble (2010-11) [text: St. John's Gospel]
Cum vidisset Jesus, double chorus [SSSSAATTBB] (2012) [Antiphon on the Feast of Seven Dolours of the Blessed Virgin Mary]
Chamber
The Road to Ardtalla, ensemble [6 players] (1983)
Three Dawn Rituals, chamber ensemble [8 players] (1983)
Two Visions of Hoy, oboe and ensemble [6 players] (1986)
Two Movements, wind quintet (1987)
Untold, wind quintet (1987, rev.1991)
Visions of a November Spring, string quartet (1988)
The Exorcism of Rio Sumpúl, ensemble [13 players] (1989)
...as others see us..., ensemble [9 players] (1990)
Intercession, 3 oboes (1991)
Tuireadh, clarinet and string quartet (1991)
They saw the stone had been rolled away, fanfare for brass and percussion (1993)
Kiss on Wood, violin and piano (1993) [arr. 2008 for cello and string orchestra]
Memento, string quartet (1994)
Adam's Rib, brass quintet (1994–95)
Fourteen Little Pictures, violin, cello and piano (1997)
Exsultet, brass quintet, w/opt. percussion (1998)
Why is night different?, string quartet (1998)
Cumnock Fair, piano and string quintet (1999)
For Max, piano quintet (2004)
For Michael, piano quintet (2004)
For Sally, piano quintet (2006)
Chant for John, piano quartet (2007)
Horn Quintet, horn and string quartet (2007)
String Quartet No. 3 (2007)
Etwas zurückhaltend, string quartet (2008) [re-working of a piece originally composed in 1982]
Tu es Petrus - Processional, organ, brass and percussion (2010)
Fanfare Upon One Note, orchestral brass (2011)
For Sonny, string quartet (2011)
Instrument and Piano
After the Tryst, violin and piano (1988) [also arr. for soprano saxophone or clarinet]
Kiss on Wood, violin and piano (1993) [also arr. for cello and piano]
A Different World, violin and piano (1995)
Cello Sonata No. 1, cello and piano (1999)
Cello Sonata No. 2, cello and piano (2000)
Northern Skies, cello and piano (2000)
in angustiis... II, oboe/cor Anglais; or cello; or solo voice (2001)
From Ayrshire, violin and piano (2005)
Solo Instrument
intercession, saxophone (1991)
From Galloway, clarinet (2000)
HB to MB, cello (2004)
Piano or Organ
Wedding Introit, organ (1983)
Piano Sonata (1985)
A Cecilian Variation for JFK, piano (1991)
Barncleupédie, piano (1992)
Angel, piano (1993)
Birthday Present, piano (1997)
Lumen Christi, piano (1997)
Gaudeamus in loci pace, organ (1998)
in angustiis... I, piano (2001)
For Ian, piano (2000)
For Neil, piano (2002)
25th May 1967, piano (2002)
Le Tombeau de Georges Rouault, organ (2003)
Walfrid, On His Arrival At The Gates Of Paradise, piano (2008)
Meditation, organ (2010)
Vocal
The Blacksmith, voice and one other instrument (not piano) (1981?) [arr. of trad. Irish traditional song]
On Love, solo voice (or unison trebles) and organ (1984) [text: From "The Prophet" by Khalil Gibran]
Variation on Johnny Faa, soprano, flute, cello and harp (1988) [text: traditional]
Scots Song, soprano and ensemble (1991) [text: "The Tryst" by William Soutar]
Ballad, voice and piano (1994) [text: William Soutar]
The Children, voice and piano (1995) [text: William Soutar]
The Halie Speerit's Dauncers (Holy Spirit's Dancers), unison children's choir (or solo voice) & piano (1996) [text: J. McGonigal]
The Prophecy, soprano and ensemble (1997) [text: "Story of Deirdre", as translated by Kenneth Hurlstone-Jackson]
Raising Sparks, mezzo-soprano and ensemble (1997)
in angustiis... II, oboe/cor Anglais; or cello; or solo voice (2001) [text: from various ancient English, Dutch and Latin sources]
Lament of Mary, Queen of Scots, soprano, tenor and piano trio [violin, cello, piano] (2008) [text: Robert Burns?]
Mouth of the Dumb, 2 sopranos (or chorus) and harp (2008) [text: after Latin from the Inchcolm Antiphoner]
The Beneficiaries, soprano, clarinet and piano (2009)
Sonnet, 2 sopranos (or soprano and mezzo-soprano, a cappella (2010) [text: Shakespeare]
Since it was the day of Preparation..., bass solo, mixed soli or small chorus and ensemble (2010-11) [text: St. John's Gospel]
MACMILLAN LINKS Works by Genre ~ top of page ~
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Composer James MacMillan warns of liberal elite's 'ignorance-fuelled hostility to religion' (Martin Beckford, The Telegraph)
James MacMillan Interview (composition:today)
James MacMillan Interview with Ivan Hewett (The Telegraph)
Portrait of the Artist: James MacMillan, Composer (Laura Barnett, The Guardian)
What Does The Prayer Really Say? (Fr. Z's Blog)
Composer's website (at Intermusica) . . . contact James MacMillan: here
MacMillan @ Wikipedia
MacMillan @ Answers.com
MacMillan @ Audiophile Audition (via Google Advanced Search)
MacMillan @ Boosey & Hawkes
MacMillan @ Classic Cat
MacMillan @ Classical Archives
MacMillan @ Classical Composers Database
MacMillan @ Classical Net
MacMillan @ ClassicsToday
MacMillan @ composition:today
MacMillan @ The Cross-Eyed Pianist
MacMillan @ Facebook
MacMillan @ IMDb (Internet Movie Database)
MacMillan @ InstantEncore
MacMillan @ Intermusica
MacMillan @ IRCAM
MacMillan @ Klassika
MacMillan @ MusicWeb International
MacMillan @ MySpaceMusic
MacMillan @ Naxos
MacMillan @ The New York Times
MacMillan @ REC Music Foundation /The Lied and Art Song Texts Page
MacMillan @ The Telegraph
http://www.musicsage.org
Michel van der Aa wins 2013 Grawemeyer Award
Publisher
MacMillan @ Boosey & Hawkes
Streaming Audio
MacMillan @ Classical Archives
MacMillan @ Indiana Public Media/Profiles
MacMillan @ last.fm
MacMillan @ MySpaceMusic
MacMillan @ Rhapsody.com
MacMillan @ SoundCloud
Interview:
http://indianapublicmedia.org/profiles/james-macmillan/
Recordings
MacMillan @ Amazon.com
MacMillan @ ArkivMusic
MacMillan @ CD Universe
MacMillan @ ClassicsOnline
MacMillan @ Discogs
MacMillan @ itunes
MacMillan @ Naxos
Video
MacMillan @ YouTube
MacMillan @ Google Video
MacMillan @ Vimeo (via Google Advanced Search)
Composer on Composer: On Composing (streaming audio)
Composers
Speak on the Web at Pytheas~ click on composer picture to listen ~
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