Composer James McCarthy writes music for choirs, orchestras, film and TV, as well as solo projects. His music has been performed by singers and ensembles around the world.
A highly-anticipated premiere recording of his Codebreaker (a work described by actor Benedict Cumberbatch as 'profoundly beautiful, illuminating and touching') will be released in October 2017, performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra, Hertfordshire Chorus, soprano Julia Doyle and conductor David Temple.
A highly-anticipated premiere recording of his Codebreaker (a work described by actor Benedict Cumberbatch as 'profoundly beautiful, illuminating and touching') will be released in October 2017, performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra, Hertfordshire Chorus, soprano Julia Doyle and conductor David Temple.
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'I gripped the side of my seat trying not to weep. And failed... Deeply moving to all those increasingly familiar with Turing's story and profoundly beautiful, illuminating and touching to those who are to discover him through this piece. A humanising communion with the spirit of a beautiful man. A man punished (in spite of his importance to all of us as a war hero, codebreaker and the father of modern computer science) for being alive in an intolerant time. This is a wonderful, personal tribute and unique perspective on an extraordinary man and his tragic story.'
Benedict Cumberbatch (Oscar-nominated for his portrayal of Alan Turing in the film The Imitation Game) who attended the world premiere of Codebreaker in 2014
'Great art isn't about economics. It's about the ambiguity and restraint of Gerhard Richter's September; the lyrical insight of James McCarthy's 17 Days, the breath-stopping horror of Jacobi's Lear, the exploration of personal landscapes of Akram Khan's Desh, the restless looking of David Hockney, or Lucien Freud. These works, these artists, some exalted, others setting out to develop their voices, tell us something about ourselves, about how we live and about what it is to be alive at this time.'
Liz Forgan, Arts Council Chair, State of the Arts speech, 2012
Benedict Cumberbatch (Oscar-nominated for his portrayal of Alan Turing in the film The Imitation Game) who attended the world premiere of Codebreaker in 2014
'Great art isn't about economics. It's about the ambiguity and restraint of Gerhard Richter's September; the lyrical insight of James McCarthy's 17 Days, the breath-stopping horror of Jacobi's Lear, the exploration of personal landscapes of Akram Khan's Desh, the restless looking of David Hockney, or Lucien Freud. These works, these artists, some exalted, others setting out to develop their voices, tell us something about ourselves, about how we live and about what it is to be alive at this time.'
Liz Forgan, Arts Council Chair, State of the Arts speech, 2012
