The ABC has commissioned 15 composers from a diverse range of backgrounds to create a new work, with the opportunity of a studio recording and commercial digital release.

Plenty to relish and think about amid the sounds of Silence.

In response to the pandemic, VOCES8 reinvented themselves as stage managers, camera technicians and, crucially, impresarios, they produced a highly successful series of online events watched by hundreds of thousands of people worldwide.

November’s playlist us brings up to date with the slew of new releases (and digital re-releases) over the past couple of months. There’s an exciting range from contemporary classical, jazz and sound art from composers who have featured before and some new faces.