PIVA are honoured that LIFEM (London International Festival of Early Music) has commissioned the composer, Toby Young, (theothertoby.com/) to write a fanfare for the group. Its premiere will be at the opening of this year’s event on the 11th November. The piece is called ‘At the Fair’ written for four rauschpfeifen, bass dulcian and percussion. It must be the first time a piece has been composed specifically for this particular combination as, in the renaissance, instrumentation was generally not given. You may not hear its premiere but, have no fear, you will certainly hear it at our forthcoming appearances in 2022. |