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The mare’s tale
No full textFor actor and ensemble (clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, percussion, violin, viola, double bass), duration c.55 minutes.
The Mare's Tale is inspired by a series of drawings by Clive Hicks-Jenkins on the theme of the Mari Lwyd.
One of the oldest Welsh midwinter traditions, the Mari Lwyd (Grey Mare) embodied pagan beliefs in the cult of the horse. Essentially a type of puppet made from a horse’s skull nailed atop a pole and draped in a sheet, the Mari turned out with groups of night-time mummers at the turn of the year. The score features dark variations on a traditional Welsh Mari Lwyd ballad sung by revellers demanding entrance to homes along their route.
Damian Walford Davies and Mark Bowden were commissioned to write the words and music while Clive Hicks-Jenkins created the design for the piece. In the preview at Theatr Brycheiniog in September 2013, all six speaking characters were played by Eric Roberts
Lines written a few miles below
No full textFor violin & track, duration c.11 minutes.
This work was commissioned by Rambert Dance Company for a new dance work of the same title by the choreographer Malgorzata Dzierzon. The choreography for the piece draws on observations of London commuters and portrays the different ways that intimate or private behaviours, such as sleeping, eating, kissing and arguing, can manifest themselves on public transport. The music is constructed from two different elements: the first is an electronic part comprising real sounds collected during various journeys on the London Underground and the second is a live violin line, written for Thomas Gould. Occasionally percussive sounds from the live violin, music from commuters’ headphones and ghostly fragments of a busker’s melody find their way into the electronic part. The title of the piece is a play on the poem ‘Lines Written a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey’ by William Wordsworth in which the poet contemplates the ‘tranquil restoration’ of nature’s beauty. Malgorzata and I found it interesting to observe the different ways that people strive to find a personal sense of tranquillity within the frenzied subterranean world of the Underground.
A recording of this piece by Thomas Gould is available on Champs Hill Records here: https://www.champshillrecords.co.uk/216/Bach-To-Parke
Star cluster
No full textFor electroacoustic lever harp, loop pedal and MYO. Premiered by Eleanor Turner (harp), with electronics by Balandino Di Donato
In memory
No full textFor flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion and piano. Premiered by National Youth Orchestra of Scotland Futures
Arts and perinatal mental health
No full textThis chapter explores the potential roles of the arts in supporting people during the perinatal period, including pregnancy, childbirth, and the first two years postnatally. The importance of supporting parents with mental health conditions as well as facilitating parental wellbeing is highlighted, and a review of existing evidence from across music, the visual arts, dance, and drama is presented. Acknowledging that many arts activities are multimodal, the chapter concludes with an example of a group music and dance intervention developed in The Gambia. While the evidence base is still growing in terms of quantity and quality, the chapter posits that there is clear potential for the arts to play a role in perinatal mental health, arguing that considerations of reach and inclusion will be paramount to future work
Nudanadanu
No full textFor clarinet, piano, viola and cello, duration 16 minutes. This piece was first performed by the Mercury Quartet at the Forge, Camden on 12 March 2013
We have found a better land
No full textFor SATB chorus (divisi, with solos), duration 16 minutes.
This work was commissioned by BBC Radio 3 as part of the composer's residency at the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, and the composition of the piece was supported by a residency in Patagonia funded by British Council Wales as part of the Patagonia 150 project.
The six choral movements explore texts relating to Patagonia, in particular the indigenous Tehuelche people and the Welsh Colony, or Y Wladfa, that settled in Argentina in 1865.
The premiere was given by the BBC National Chorus of Wales, conducted by Adrian Partington at Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff on 15 November 2015
Ètude a X
No full textFor piano, duration 4.5 minutes. This work was written for the Iannis Xenakis centenary
boat-feet-plane-train-bus
No full textFor octet, duration 2.5 minutes.
This work was commissioned by dissonArt for the NFTs project
Lullaby for Hans
No full textFor string orchestra, duration 6 minutes.
This piece was commissioned by the Goethe-Institut of Rome, the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung of Munich, and the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia of Rome on the occasion of Hans Werner Henze’s 80th birthday. It was premiered on 27 June 2006 by the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia conducted by Pascal Rophé at the Sala Santa Cecilia, Rome.
A recording is available by the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Jurowski, see https://www.lpo.org.uk/recordings-and-gifts/73-cd-turnage-orchestral-works-volume-3.html. This recording is also available on YouTube, see the video tab below