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viola Composition Date: 1998 Duration: 5' Information: Commissioned by Heather Gibbard for Rebecca Mair

However this one is a little different, in that the main funding has come from the work's dedicatees, have now commissioned a number of diverse pieces from me, and their support and input is something I wish

The French Premiere was given on 25 May 2016 by L’Orchestre de Picardie and the Swedish Premiere on work might have a connection with the north east of Scotland, where he stays often with his Scottish wife I made sound recordings of running water, birdsong and the commotion of grouse rising from the heather On one short stretch of burn the ear may distinguish a dozen different notes at once.’ It is said that a fiddler long ago employed at Balmoral now haunts the surrounding hills, and can be

Whether it was a response to the rising acts of terrorism, or to a Quaker premise that there is 'that drawn from the concerto, and developed Peter's theme – a descending, plaintive 6-note motif - into a main Sally Beamish, May 2017 Premiere performances: 24th September 2017, Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden 25th

The main themes refer to Prospero, but Ferdinand, Ariel and other characters also make fleeting appearances

I represented Juno, the jealous wife of Callisto’s seducer, Jove, with the trumpet, and became more and

that we may seek him with thee. Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? I.2. The watchmen that go about the city found me: to whom I said, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth? I. 4. The more you struggle, the more madness creeps over you. The brain cannot think of anything at all. My best friend was killed beside me, I have a wife and two children and I have done enough. I may be ready to fight again but I am not willing.

The composer wishes to acknowledge the invaluable support of Peter Backhouse in the preparation of the

At the start of Summer the old queen, having laid her final batch of eggs, abruptly leaves the hive,

First performed by Lise Berthaud (viola) and David Saudubray (piano) in a BBC Chamber Prom at Cadogan the Royal Philharmonic Society as part of the New Generation Artists Scheme, and first performed by Lise

It's like the mid-way point, balancing the close with the far. It's the soaring pure energy.’ Poland is one of the main "junctions" where a number of bird migration routes meet, travelling from Europe The composer wishes to acknowledge with thanks the assistance of several friends in sourcing the folk

Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease despisèd straight, Past reason hunted; and, no sooner had Past reason hated as a swallowed bait On purpose laid to make the taker mad; Mad in pursuit and in possession so, Had, having, and in quest to have, extreme