Voice and piano (2019-20) How sweet I roam’d from field to field – William Blake Lullaby – Traditional (German) Now spring has come – Bainen New Year’s Morning – Helen Hunt Jackson Written on a theme of change – each song centres on a different kind of transformation, or passage from one world to another. […]
Category Archives: Vocal Solo
Voice and piano (2006-7) Will-o’-the-Wisp – Walter de la Mare Now close the windows – Robert Frost On Eastnor Knoll – John Masefield Out in the dark – Edward Thomas The ‘Early’ of the title refers to both the time in my life in which these songs were written, as well as the portrayal of […]
Voice and piano (2007-8) Song – Edward Thomas He would not stay for me, and who can wonder? – A. E. Houseman Lady, I will touch you with my mind – E. E. Cummings Doubts – Rupert Brooke The ‘Early’ of the title refers to both the time in my life in which these songs […]
Counter tenor, baroque oboe, violin, viola, ‘cello, harpsichord (2012) Commissioned by the London Bach Society, this music is a response to one of the most famous parts of Bach’s St Matthew Passion, the violent chorus of ‘Laß ihn kreuzigen!’ (Let him be crucified!), followed by the chorale ‘Wie wunderbarlich ist doch diese Strafe!’ (How wondrous […]
Mezzo-soprano and chamber orchestra (2009) Listen to an excerpt: In the spirit of Anglo Saxon riddles and storytelling, these two songs are very much ‘round the campfire’ settings. The first (Cuckoo) imitates the birds behaviour and includes features such as removing and replacing notes at the beginning at the beginning of the piece, as the […]