About us:

The New Light Collective is a new music ensemble founded in 2025, comprised of performers and composers from London conservatoires. The ensemble is not restricted to a specific instrumentation but a mixture of voice, western instruments, and folk instruments such as dizi.

An expansion of the New Light Duo, which was founded in 2023, the New Light Collective aims to promote contemporary music and music from diverse cultural backgrounds, as well as commissioning and performing new works by promising young composers. The collective is on its mission to let modern and living composers be more accessible to the general public in varied ways, not limiting music only in concert halls.

Past performances include the collaboration with the Royal College of Music composition department, premiering six new works by six composers from the Royal College of Music written for dizi, harp, and cello at St James's Piccadilly on 26th April, 2025, and another concert at St James’s Piccadily on 10th May, 2025, performing works by Claude Vivier, Luciano Berio, and two new compositions.

Members

Joyce Wong, mezzo-soprano
Zhenghao Wang, dizi
Leah Hallinon, flute
Connor Hargreaves, clarinet
Kian Hsu, percussion
Stan Talman, percussion
Sophia Lim, piano
Ian Lim, harp
Kassia Ren, viola
Nok Him Chan, violoncello

Performances

Past performances of the New Light Collective:
St James’ Church, Piccadilly | RCM Composers Concert | 26/04/2025
St James’ Church, Piccadilly | Vivier and Berio | 10/05/2025