Southend Choirs’ commissions environmental work

On Friday 14 July at Kings Road UR Church, we will be holding a full choir summer concert, which will also include a newly commissioned work for the choirs by British composer Russell Hepplewhite.  Based around the climate emergency, we are very excited to be giving the premiere performance of this work and look forward to getting the music for it. 

Russell studied at Chetham's in Manchester, and then the RCM London as a scholar. He is recognised as a leading music-theatre composer. His ground-breaking operas commissioned by English Touring Opera for young audiences have been widely performed, and won him critical acclaim. Russell's many choral works are published by Banks Music Publications, Oxford University Press and Stainer & Bell.  With acclaimed author Michael Rosen Russell composed the 2020 set of Friday Afternoons songs commissioned by Snape Maltings. Forthcoming productions include Climat at Montpellier Opera; and a new opera for the State Opera in Oldenburg Germany. 

This project is supported by the City Celebration Fund.