'Tis the season for loads of choral music, including contemporary Christmas carols: The Silver Stars at Play, a new collection of all contemporary Christmas carols will be released just in time for the Christmas festivities. The CD has been produced by Mark Hewitt, expertly performed by Manchester-based Kantos Chamber Choir, and features works by a wide range of contemporary composers including Cheryl Francis-Hoad, David Fawcett, and my lovely PhD advisor Phillip Cooke. 

Additionally, there will be a CD launch performance featuring many of the works (including mine) at St Ann's Church on Saturday the 16th, which I'm looking forward to attending, along with many of the other composers.