NMC Recordings is a record label and registered charity, established in
1989 to record and promote the best in British contemporary classical
music. It releases around ten titles per year – divided between the
main, full-price label, and Ancora, the mid-price label dedicated to
reissuing important recordings previously released on other labels. NMC
operates a non-deletion policy, so its catalog stands as an archive of
British contemporary music. The quality of the catalog, which now has
over 170 recordings by 200 living British composers, is reflected in the
numerous awards and outstanding reviews NMC has received over the
years.
According to NMC, they "arose almost more by chance than by design. Imogen Holst and Colin Matthews
had set up the Holst Foundation in 1984 with the aim of supporting the
work of living composers. A significant concert of contemporary music at
the Aldeburgh Festival in 1987, funded entirely by the Foundation,
attracted a full house, but was not broadcast and so was heard by only
800 people. This led Colin Matthews to propose that recordings were the
ideal way to reach a larger audience. The Holst Foundation has been the
major funder of NMC ever since our inception in 1989."
To hear the NMC Recordings sampler, access NML, go to the
Playlists section, and select the Label in the Spotlight folder under
the Themed Playlists tab. You can also access it via the rotating
banners. If you are on your institution's premises, you may also be able
to access it if you CLICK HERE.
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