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Riffs and refrains
No full textFor clarinet and orchestra, duration 18 minutes. This piece was commissioned by the Hallé Concerts Society for the Hallé Orchestra and clarinettist Michael Collins. The premiere on 3 March 2005 at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, was conducted by Sir Mark Elder.
It has been recorded by Michael Collins with the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Marin Alsop (London Philharmonic Recordings LPO-0066: https://www.lpo.org.uk/recordings-and-gifts/73-cd-turnage-orchestral-works-volume-3.html.
This recording is also available on the LPO's YouTube channel (see the video tab below)
Twice through the heart
No full textDramatic scena for mezzo-soprano and 16 players, duration 30 minutes, commissioned by the John S. Cohen Foundation. Text by Jackie Kay, based on the story of a woman who has been jailed for killing her abusive husband.
This work was premiered on 13 June 1997 by Sally Burgess (mezzo-soprano) and the Orchestra of the English National Opera conducted by Nicholas Kok at the Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Aldeburgh. It has since been performed in Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Austria, Australia, Canada, and the USA, the most recent performance taking place on 21 June 2021 in Hamburg with Katrin Wundsam (mezzo-soprano) and the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra.
Twice Through the Heart has also been recorded, by Sarah Connelly (mezzo-soprano) and the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Marin Alsop, see https://www.lpo.org.uk/recordings-and-gifts/38-cd-turnage-orchestral-works-volume-2.html. This recording is also available on the LPO's YouTube channel (for the first three sections see the video tab below)
Fanfare for Gosport
No full textFor brass band & tape. Commissioned by New Dimensions and premiered by Gosport Solent Brass for Gosport Heritage Open Day
Cities, stars & haze
No full textOpen score, written for 'Runaway Boomerang'. Premiered at the Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham
Sing out loud
No full textTwo Welsh part songs for a cappella male chorus, duration 9 minutes, using texts "And death shall have no dominion" (Dylan Thomas) and "Mametz Wood" (Owen Sheers).
This work was first performed on 10 July 2017 by Only Boys Aloud at the Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff
