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Syrensong (1987, rev. 2007)
No full textFor orchestra, duration 15.5 minutes.
Syrensong was commissioned by the BBC for the BBC Proms and was first performed on 27 July 1987 at the Royal Albert Hall, London, by the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Richard Buckley.
It was revised in 2007
Era madrugada
No full textFor chamber ensemble: piccolo (doubling flute), clarinet in A (doubling bass clarinet), horn in F, piano, viola, cello, and double bass, duration 12 minutes. This work is inspired by the poem Sorpresa by Federico García Lorca and was commissioned by the Royal Institute of British Architects. It was premiered on 24 May 1984 at BBC Portland Place Concert Hall by the Nash Ensemble conducted by Lionel Friend. It has since been performed by Psappha, the Paragon Ensemble, the Philharmonia Orchestra, Music Harvest Sinfonietta, TAIMAgranada, Orquesta de Alumnos de Musikene, and Stipendiaten der IEMA.
A recording by the Nash Ensemble is available on NMC Recordings (NMC D008): https://nmc-recordings.myshopify.com/products/simon-holt-era-madrugada
Lunas Zauberschein
No full textA setting of Goethe's poem Lunas Zauberschein, for mezzo-soprano voice and bass flute, duration 6 minutes.
This piece was first performed by Margaret McDonald (mezzo-soprano) and Julie Rees (bass flute) at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, on 20 March 1979
Sandlining
No full textFor piano trio, duration 12 minutes.
This piece was commissioned and first performed by the Soyulla Ensemble, at the House of Hope Presbytarian Church, Minneapolis on 25 September 2004
Bridal song
No full textFor SATB chorus and organ, duration 3 minutes.
This piece was first performed on 17 June 2000 by the Vasari Singers at the church of St. Simon and St. Jude, Milton-under-Wychwood
Music and architecture: confronting the boundaries between space and sound
No full textLecture given at Gresham College on 22 June 2007.
The architect/mathematician turned composer, Iannis Xenakis, was Gresham Professor of Music between 1975 to 1978, and died in 2001. Professor Xenakis was the 20th century's best example of a creator who linked these disciplines at the highest level. This lecture is about Xenakis and the mathematical links between music and architecture.
A video and full transcription of this lecture are available at the link below
Pour Henri
No full textFor solo piano, duration 1 minute.
Written for Henri Dutilleux on the occasion of his 95th birthday.
A recording of this piece, played by the composer, is available on Prima Facie Records (PFCD095): https://primafacie.ascrecords.com/diatoms.html
The mechanical Turk
No full textFor solo oboe, duration 8 minutes.
This piece was commissioned by Dr Margitta Giera, and first performed on 15 September 2003 by Hansjörg Schellenberger
Ein Lichtspiel
No full textFor chamber ensemble, duration 11 minutes.
This piece is a musical response to the film Ein Lichtspiel by László Moholy-Nagy and the work can be performed with a DVD (available from Schott Music).
It was commissioned for the 10th anniversary of Ensemble 10/10, the contemporary music group of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, and was premiered on 16 February 2007 conducted by Clark Rundell.
A recording by Ensemble 10/10 is available on NMC Recordings (NMC D186): https://www.nmcrec.co.uk/recording/wunderkammerkonzert, and also on SoundCloud (see the link on the audio tab below)