Went To NMC Launch Of New CD By Violinist Darragh Morgan

Went to the launch of the CD, Opera, by violinist Darragh Morgan at the Opium Restaurant in London's Soho on Saturday night. Darragh Morgan played a world premiere performance of Morgan Haynes' 'Lucky's Speech' and Joe Cutler's (re)GAIA, which is featured on the CD.
Had a nice chat to Joe Cutler and told him about hearing his wonderful violin concerto played by the COMA ensemble in a very cold Shoreditch church earlier in the year. (Joe Cutler - above photo)

Here some blurb on the CD from the excellent recording company NMC:
Talented young duo Darragh Morgan (violin) and Mary Dullea (piano) feature on a disc of new works written especially for them by leading young composers Joe Cutler, Bryn Harrison, Jonathan Powell and Joseph Phibbs. The title work, Morgan Hayes’ Opera, is inspired by Italian director Dario Argento's film of a jinxed production of Verdi’s Macbeth; the disc is completed with Richard Causton’s poetic, British Composer Award-winning Seven States of Rain.

Links:
http://www.nmcrec.co.uk/?page=catalogue/item.html&id=135
http://www.nmcrec.co.uk/?page=home