This double CD, released to celebrate the 25th anniversary of music-theatre company Operating Theatre, features music by composer Roger Doyle. The company was founded by Roger Doyle and performer Olwen Fouéré and the music on the CD celebrates the first phase of Operating Theatre, from 1981 to 1988, during which the company operated as both a theatre company, integrating music as an equal partner in the theatrical environment, and as a band releasing records.

This recording is the latest in a sequence of recordings of music by Irish composers to be released under a five-year audio publishing agreement between RTÉ and the Arts Council. Performed here by the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, these significant orchestral works span three decades of Bodley’s career.

‘Hunshigo’ is the title track from Simon Mawhinney’s newest release of world premiere recordings, featuring Darragh Morgan on violin and Mary Dullea on piano. Also on the CD are ‘Batu’ for piano and ‘Barcode III’ for violin. Michael Finnissy notes in his introduction to this CD that Simon Mawhinney's music is characterised by "a balance of mysterious other-worldly stillness and lavish ebullience of texture".

Ultima Rerum, a requiem cantata for soloists, choirs and symphony orchestra, was written by Gerard Victory between 1975 and 1981. This 95-minute work is performed by Virginia Kerr (soprano), Bernadette Greevy (mezzo-soprano), Adrian Thompson (tenor), Alan Opie (baritone), with the RTÉ Philharmonic Choir and Cór na nÓg, the National Chamber Choir, and the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, conductor Colman Pearce.