Theatre of Voices Edition is a new, international publishing initiative, founded by and under the artistic leadership of the singer and conductor Paul Hillier. The catalogue is distributed worldwide, and each publication is prepared carefully to meet the standards of professional choir singers and conductors of the 21st century.
Paul Hillier writes about the new edition:
I had the idea for creating the Theatre of Voices Edition when my researches into Baltic repertoire suggested to me that far more wonderful music was being composed than existing publishing houses have recognised. It seemed to me there might be room for a new perspective, publishing fine music that I know singers enjoy singing and audiences enjoy hearing. TOVE will therefore present a very personal selection, but one rooted in the direct experience of knowing the composers and performing the music. And for similar reasons, TOVE will also be an outlet for my work in early music and in the strangely neglected field of 19th century English music. In addition, we will publish little books, pamphlets, and other musical miscellania, as time and opportunity affords.
Paul Hillier, July 2008
TOVE Live!
Theatre of Voices Edition also represents works that have been composed for a specific performance (or other specific context) but which are not distributed in the same way as the other works in the catalogue. We call them TOVE Live! and they typically involve large-scale compositions which are intended for scenic or semi-scenic performance. Scores can often be ordered although special conditions may apply.
Theatre of Voices Edition has just published a new work by Andrew Hamilton. The vocal work Everything Is Ridiculous will be premiered by Ars Nova Copenhagen at Garnisons Church in Copenhagen on the 11th of October 2009. More information can be found on Ars Nova's website.
Theatre of Voices Edition recently published a new work by Liu Sola. The chamber opera The Afterlife of Li Jiantong, commissioned by the Barbican Centre (London), Theatre of Voices (Copenhagen) and the Royal Theatre, Copenhagen was premiered in London on the 12th of May 2009.
Read more about Liu Sola.
Toivo Tulev's music has recently been released on a new CD from Harmonia Mundi. The title is taken from the CD's central work Songs for soloists, double choir and chamber orchestra - a work that will soon make its appearance as part of the Theatre of Voices catalogue. The works Der Herr; Rejoice, rejoice, rejoice! and Jusquez au printemps, which either have been or soon will be published, can also be heard. The music is performed by the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir under the baton of Paul Hillier.
Read more about Toivo Tulev.
O primavera, gioventù de l'anno