Cecily Smith performs J.S. Bach Prelude from Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor live at St. Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, 8 August 2013.

J.S. Bach – Prelude from Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor

A montage of tracks from our debut EP, Hinterland, featuring compositions by John Stringer, Christopher Leedham and Martin Scheuregger interwoven with new arrangements of traditional songs.

Dark Inventions Ensemble
Neil Smith (flute), Jonathan Sage (clarinet), Rebecca Smith (violin), Cecily Smith (cello), Samuel Thompson (piano)

Stef Conner (voice)

Hinterland EP - teaser

An extract of Firewheel by Philip Cashian performed at Left Bank Leeds in May 2014.

Firewheel was commissioned with financial assistance from Britten-Pears Foundation and with support from Sound and Music.

Firewheel – extract

The Cruel Mother – trad. arr. Dark Inventions

A sneak peek of some of the new music on Dark Inventions' forthcoming EP, Hinterland.  Featuring music by John Stringer, Christopher Leedham and Martin Scheuregger alongside folk songs sung by guest artist, Stef Conner.

Dark Inventions is:

Neil Thomas Smith - flutes
Jonathan Sage - clarinets
Rebecca Smith - violin
Cecily Smith - cello
Sam Thompson – piano

Hinterland Sneak Peek: Of silence and harmony – Christopher Leedham

Dark Inventions is a contemporary music group based in the North of England that commissions, performs and records music from the 20th and 21st centuries.

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