Hello all, I recently bought a Wigmore Hall Live CD of a 2013 concert by countertenor Iestyn Davies and lutenist Thomas Dunford. It included the world premiere performance of a substantial piece by Nico Muhly called Old Bones. Up to now, I'd never heard of it, which surprised me because Muhly is a very successful young American composer. His new opera Marnie has just premiered at English National Opera, and his previous opera Two Boys was given at ENO and at the Met in New York. The score of Old Bones is available from Music Sales. Yet I can't see that the lute world has paid the slightest attention to it. Which sets me wondering, not about Muhly as such, but about new music generally. With the honourable exception of Jacob Heringman, scarcely anyone plays it. Any thoughts on why this is? Are we simply not interested in new music? Peter
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