Nathan has been selected as a Mentor-Composer on a new professional development scheme, CERDDWN, in partnership with Sinfonia Cymru and Aberystwyth University.

CERDDWN is a radically different developmental opportunity for composers, creating a world-leading hub for musical experimentation and innovation in mid-Wales. Working with community orchestra Aberystwyth Philomusica and leading professional orchestra Sinfonia Cymru, composers and mentoring performers will create visionary new works for orchestra. Their goal is to break away from standard educational and practical models relating to writing for the orchestra, give space to experiment with radically new and risky ideas, and to create ambitious and exceptional new music – a starting point for a new legacy of orchestral music in Wales. To kickstart this, CERDDWN have commissioned four composers to write new works, we’ll also be supporting four mentee composers in the creation of ambitious new compositions too. 

CERDDWN is proud to commission new compositions from Welsh composers David John Roche, Nathan James Dearden, Mared Emlyn, and Jeferson Lobo. Each composer will write a new work for the musicians of Sinfonia Cymru and Aberystwyth Philomusica. These CERDDWN Commissions will form the backbone of this ambitious new project.

Full information about CERDDWN and these creative partnerships can be found on the CERDDWN website: www.cerddwn.com