Following a fruitful two-year collaboration with Welsh ballet company Independent Ballet Wales, Court Lane Music presents a very special debut album of the music of award-winning British composer Thomas Hewitt Jones.

BBC Young Composer of the Year 2003, Hewitt Jones's wistful, thoughtful music has been hailed to great acclaim by audiences and critics alike, and is now available on general release for the very first time.

With excellent performances by the Court Lane Ensemble, and conducted by the composer, this beautiful recording includes the suite from the 2008 ballet 'Under Milk Wood', as well as a piano suite of four miniatures, an inspiring small ensemble work entitled 'Fantasy', string solo music, and the luscious seasonal carol 'Child of the Stable's Secret Birth', which also features the Choir of Clare College Cambridge, conducted by Timothy Brown.

Available to buy now from Crotchet.co.uk | Presto Classical | HMV UK | Amazon

Also available from mid-December 2009 from iTunes, Napster and all good MP3 download sites

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Imogen Holst: String Chamber Music

"a touching and beautifully presented tribute to a significant figure in 20th-century British music" - The Guardian

Double 5* - BBC Music (performance & sound)

Buy CD: Amazon UK | HMV UK | CD BABY (USA/International)

Also available for DOWNLOAD at iTunes, Napster and all good MP3 download sites

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