Description: Official site of Nigel Hess. Composer of musical works in the genres of classical, symphonic, wind band, film scores.
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Nigel was deeply honoured to be amongst the twelve composers commissioned by His Majesty The King to write new pieces for the Coronation at Westminster Abbey on May 6th. A range of musical styles and performers blended tradition, heritage and ceremony with new musical voices of today, reflecting The King's life-long love and support of music and the arts. His Majesty personally commissioned the new music and shaped and selected the musical programme for the Service.
Based on one of His Majesty's favourite hymns, Be Thou my Vision - Triptych for Orchestra was a commission from a trio of composers, Nigel Hess, Roderick Williams and Shirley J Thompson, who each created contemporary musical responses to the Irish hymn and skilfully wove them together into a single work. Nigel begins the piece with an opening horn call inspired by the acoustics of Westminster Abbey which introduces a stirring rendition for the full orchestra. This gently subsides into a slow rhapsody by Rod