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== Repertoire and commissions==
The ensemble has commissioned and performed many works by both emerging and established composers. In its first concert on 24 January 1968 conducted by its co-founder [[David Atherton]], the ensemble premiered [[John Tavener]]'s ''[[The Whale (Tavener)|The Whale]]''. In 1970 it recorded that work for [[The Beatles]]' label [[Apple Records]]. Since then, its list of over 300 commissions reaches from its early support of [[Sir Harrison Birtwistle]], [[Iannis Xenakis]] and [[Luciano Berio]] to pieces from [[Magnus Lindberg]], [[Thomas Adès]], [[George Benjamin (composer)|George Benjamin]], [[Steve Reich]], [[Tansy Davies]], [[Dai Fujikura]], [[Jonny Greenwood]], [[Django Bates]], [[Roberto Carnevale]], [[Kenneth Hesketh]] and [[Mark-Anthony Turnage]]. In more recent years the ensemble has continued its commissioning relationship with a diverse range of composers including Birtwistle, [[Colin Matthews]] and Steve Reich, while giving numerous opportunities to early career composers such as [[Martin Suckling]], [[Luke Bedford]], [[Edmund Finnis]] and Elspeth Brooke through concert commissions and cross-art form development programmes.
In its early years, the ensemble also included classical music in its programming, before its focus moved mainly to music of the latter 20th century. In the early 2000s the ensemble's programming embraced collaborations with pop and electronica artists as it sought to connect the sound-worlds across different genres of contemporary music. Most recently, the ensemble has again updated its focus, placing a priority on music of the 21st century and its connections with other art forms. In recent years its commissions have included works by [[Gerald Barry (composer)|Gerald Barry]], [[Bryn Harrison]] and [[Michel van der Aa]]; it has worked and recorded with experimental musicians such as [[Mica Levi]] and [[Matthew Herbert]], and produced collaborations with contemporary artists such as [[Martin Creed]] and [[Christian Marclay]].{{cn|date=November 2018}}
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