Hailed by Classic FM as “one of today’s most exciting young composers” Rebecca Dale is a London based composer, working most often with large orchestral and choral forces in the worlds of cinema and theatre. Night Seasons is an album about hope, looking for the light in difficult times, written during a time of personal difficulty while her father was terminally ill. With works written for choir and cello it strives to be a hopeful album, reaching for the wonder around us. Rebecca Dale says “It’s been one of the great privileges of my life to be able to write for cellist heroes of mine to whom I grew up listening. I also got to have fun setting some famous poems… I am indebted to everyone who has created this album with me”.
NPORADIO Album of the Week – “Rebecca Dale is one of today’s most striking young composers”
‘This is one of the most breathtaking albums I’ve heard in a while. A lush choral sound that sounds contemporary, but still sacred and old-timely. That combined with the playing of cellist Steven Isserlis, the music sounds divine, wistful, and hopeful all at the same time.” – ABC
“Dale’s skills are best expressed in the titular concerto ‘Night Seasons’…The piece as a whole is by turn penetrating and genuinely poignant, and certainly makes this release worth owning. ★★★★ Performance“ —
“[Night Seasons] It is performed with splendid feeling by Guy Johnston, Tenebrae and the Philharmonia under Nigel Short’s direction, building to a true catharsis” – Gramophone