Andrew Webb-Mitchell’s  Zhuhai Classical Children’s Choir is gradually gaining a reputation as one of the outstanding choirs in Asia, performing western classical music to the highest international standards. Last weekend they further enhanced this reputation by singing for Her Royal Highness Princess Anne in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, flying the flag for Zhuhai as […]

Andrew is excited to announce that his latest orchestral work Koh-i-Noor, Mountain of Light was recorded last Friday by the Brno Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Mikel Toms. This was Andrew’s second collaboration with this orchestra, having previously recorded Songs of Awe and Wonder with them in 2011.  

Andrew is excited to announce that one of his art songs ‘Dreams of Flight’ will be performed next month in Minneapolis by the Oratorio Society of Minnesota. It will be presented in a new arrangement for two soloists chorus and small ensemble. This will be the second performance of this song in the US, following the […]

“An impressive work of Mahlerian dimensions. Mention of Mahler brings Das Lied von der Erde to mind in a symphonic cycle for two singers and orchestra lasting just over an hour. The ‘compact’ nature of our comments precludes a detailed review of a work that is enormously impressive: the musical language stems from ‘traditional’ modes […]

DANCES of Life and Death and The Inspiration of Night — composed by Zhuhai sojourner and English music educator Andrew Webb-Mitchell — were presented by the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra and performed by soprano Ruan Yuqun at the Closing Gala of the 2014 Beijing Modern Music Festival (BMMF) in the Beijing Concert Hall on Thursday night. […]

PRESS RELEASE Beijing, April 3, 2014   Wray Armstrong, Chairman of Armstrong International Music and Arts, Beijing, announced today that British composer Andrew Webb-Mitchell will be one of the featured composers at this year’s Beijing Modern Music Festival in May. BMMF has confirmed that its 2014 Closing Gala will include world and Beijing premiere performances of two […]

Andrew’s interview with Mika Lintu of  Classic Radio Finland will be broadcast at 1:30pm next Monday, 23 December on Finnish national radio. During his interview, Andrew talked about the inspiration behind his song cycle Songs of Awe and Wonder, his discovery of classical music as a teenager, the influence of Mahler on his development as […]

The physical CD of Andrew’s orchestral song cycle, Songs of Awe and Wonder is now available to buy  from Amazon UK. The disc will also soon be available from Amazon US. A downloadable version of the cycle also went on sale last month and is available on iTunes. Andrew is delighted to continue his partnership […]

The latest film for Andrew’s orchestral song cycle, Songs of Awe and Wonder has been released and is now available to watch on YouTube. Earthscape is compiled from over 20,000 individual still images taken on board the International Space Station and is part of a series of videos made for the Songs of Awe and Wonder album, […]

Andrew is delighted to announce that his music will be featured on the Composers Circle website this coming Friday, 25 October. Established in May last year by American composer, Eric Guinivan, the website provides a valuable and effective platform for contemporary composers reaching out to new audiences. It also gives the music loving public an opportunity to […]

The official recording of Andrew’s orchestral song cycle, Songs of Awe and Wonder will be officially released by the independent classical label, First Creative, later this month. The CD will be available for download on iTunes and the physical CD will be available shortly after from Amazon UK and Amazon US. Andrew is delighted to […]