Errollyn Wallen
Born: 10th April 1958, Belize
Nationality: British
Errollyn Wallen is a Belize-born British composer and musician, who moved as a child with her family to London, England.
Wallen was appointed Master of the King's Music in 2024 by King Charles III, in his first appointment to the post. She is the first black woman to serve in the position, having in 1998 been the first black woman to have a work featured in the Proms.
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Further Reading: Wallen
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Errollyn Wallen reflects on her career
7th Nov 2024
In the wake of receiving the Ivors Academy Fellowship, the Belize-born British composer discusses growing up in a musical family in Tottenham, how relocating to a lighthouse off the coast of Scotland transformed her creative life, and her new role as Master of the King's Music.
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Madeleine Mitchell on Violin Conversations
26th Jun 2023
The violinist discusses her new album featuring works by composers including Thea Musgrave, Errollyn Wallen, Howard Blake and the late Joseph Horovitz.
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All Works: Wallen
- About here (2)
- Are you worried about the rising cost of funerals?: 5 Simple Songs for Soprano & String Quartet (2)
- Beehive (1)
- Bertha (2)
- By Gis and by Saint Charity (1)
- Cello Concerto (2)
- Chorale (1)
- Concerto Grosso (1)
- Daedalus (1)
- Dances for Orchestra (1)
- Dervish, for cello & piano (1)
- End of My Days (1)
- Fondant (1)
- For Airi (2)
- Greenwich Variations (1)
- Gun Gun Gun (1)
- Horseplay (1)
- Hudson, Mississippi, Thames (1)
- Hunger (2)
- I Wouldn't Normally Say (4)
- In Earth (2)
- In Our Lifetime (1)
- It all depends on you (1)
- Jesus on a Train (1)
- Lines (1)
- London's Burning (1)
- Louis' Loops (2)
- Mighty River (2)
- More Light (1)
- My Feet May Take a Little While (2)
- My Soul (1)
- Night Thoughts (1)
- North (2)
- Of crumpling rocks (1)
- Off the Map (1)
- ONYX (1)
- Peace on earth (8)
- Photography (3)
- Piano Concerto (1)
- Postcard for Magdalena (2)
- Red (Homage to Rodrigo) (1)
- Remember, Marimba (1)
- Sojourner Truth (1)
- The Girl In My Alphabet (1)
- The World’s Weather (1)
- This Frame Is Part of the Painting (1)
- Three Ships (1)
- Tree (2)
- Violin Concerto (1)
- Walking me to work (1)
- Wayfaring Stranger (1)
- Woogie Boogie (1)
Recent Best Sellers: Wallen
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Amidst the Shades
Ruby Hughes, Jonas Nordberg, Mime Yamahiro Brinkmann
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2026, Editor's Choice
SACD: $17.75 -
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End of My Days
Ruby Hughes (soprano), Manchester Collective
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2024, Choral & Song Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Shortlisted - Voice & Ensemble
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Sunday Times, 20 Best Classical Albums of 2024
SACD: $17.75 -
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but I like to sing...
Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano)
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Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Finalist - Song
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Echo
Ruby Hughes (soprano), Huw Watkins (piano)
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Presto Editor's Choice, November 2022
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2023, Recording of the Month
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New Releases: Wallen
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Future Releases: Wallen
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Coming soon. Beyond the Manger
Huw Williams (organ), The Choir of Bath Abbey, Ruth Williams, Amy Randall, Graham Neal, Asher Randall, Nia Evans, Alice Osborne, Alastair Comery, Jeffrey Howard, Isla Byrne, Shannon Williams, Ella Barker, Jeremy Little, Phil Draisey, Mike Entwisle, Orla Reddin
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Coming soon. The Twelve Days of Christmas
RBC Chamber Choir, Julian Wilkins, James Keefe, Thomas Hawkey-Soar, Phoebe Curcher, William Swinnerton, Evelyn Byford, Alexandra Burstow, Beth Taylor (mezzo-soprano), Rosie Woodhouse, Sebastien Sgouraditis, Alex Wyatt, William Peutherer
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