Nature’s Voice: The Delius Singers

This concert gives the premieres of the prizewinning entries of the Delius Singers Composition Competition 2026, showcasing five composers whose work was held in high esteem by our judges, the celebrated composers Matthew Martin and Francis Pott. The composers were asked to respond to Delius’s Ein Arabeske, and have written pieces that respond to Delius’s style, to the text by Jens Peter Jacobsen, or to the theme of ‘Nature’s Voice’. Alongside the creative and varied winning entries, we will perform Ein Arabeske in a new arrangement for baritone solo (sung by Allyn Wu), organ (played by Hugh Rowlands), and the Delius Singers.

Allyn Wu Baritone Soloist

Hugh Rowlands Organist

Alexander Pott Conductor

The Delius Singers