Influenced by the natural landscape surrounding his Yorkshire hometown, Daniel Elms’ piece for acoustic and electronic instruments celebrates the maritime history of Hull using re-imagined sea shanties and maritime hymns. It is performed alongside projected film footage that has been edited and adapted to create abstract ambience and light. Written for a small group of chamber musicians the music interweaves cross-rhythms and interlocking harmony to create a texture similar to that of a tremulous sea.

This piece is part of PRS Foundation's New Music Biennial 2017. 

 Bethia is commissioned by BFI

Mark Keith carillon
Paul Bentley-Angell tenor
Ashley Turnell tenor
Simon Gallear baritone
Thomas Flint bass
Craig White piano
Emily Blackledge synthesizer

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'Luminous simplicity ... a meditation' The Telegraph

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The performance of Bethia was recorded live by the BBC at Hull Minster on 30 June 2017 and broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on 1 July 2017.

Catalogue number: NMC DL201704
Release Date: 21 July 2017