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Hey Ho, Nobody Home

  • Post author:christianmorris
  • Post published:December 29, 2021
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A large scale-piece made of a simple idea: a three-part round which is both interspersed with and overlaid by various instrumental and choral groups. At the end all of the…

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The Sacrifice of Isaac

  • Post author:christianmorris
  • Post published:December 27, 2021
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Text by Madeleine L’Engle, from Ladder of Angels, 1979 Sacrifice of Isaac O my father, am I really to go with you?And help you with the sacrifice to the Lord?You’ve…

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Chorale Prelude Herr, ich habe missgehandelt

  • Post author:christianmorris
  • Post published:December 19, 2021
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The Chorale Prelude Herr, ich habe missgehandelt (Lord I have transgressed) is the first of a pair based upon Lutheran hymnody, the second being Warum Solt’ ich mich denn grämen. I was attracted…

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Bring in the Holly

  • Post author:christianmorris
  • Post published:December 19, 2021
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A Christmas cantata in eight movements, with words from Charles Causley's Bring in the Holly: PreludeThey’re Fetching in Ivy and HollyAt Nine of the NightA Song of TruthChristmas at Les…

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Dum Juventus Floruit

  • Post author:christianmorris
  • Post published:December 19, 2021
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Dum Juventus Floruit pits a single flautist placed in the centre of a performing space against the forces of a choir, who are ranged around the outside. The Latin text…

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Transit Festival, Belgium (18th–20th October)

  • Post author:christianmorris
  • Post published:October 2, 2019
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If you are looking for a stimulating weekend of contemporary music-making, I can’t recommend Leuven’s Transit Festival enough. It takes place as part of a wider festival of contemporary music—the longer Festival…

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April Concert Diary

  • Post author:christianmorris
  • Post published:March 13, 2019
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Three opera premieres to look forward to in April: Les Bienveillantes is Hèctor Parra’s sixth major theatre work. It is based upon Jonathan Littell's 2006 novel The Kindly Ones (Les Bienveillantes), which explores…

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Read more about the article October Album Releases: three suggestions and a roundup

October Album Releases: three suggestions and a roundup

  • Post author:christianmorris
  • Post published:October 19, 2017
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Hyperion have just released a recording of James McCarthy’s cantata Codebreaker, which tell the story of Alan Turing’s life through three key moments: when he fell in love as a boy, during the…

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October Concert Highlights

  • Post author:christianmorris
  • Post published:September 6, 2017
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Julian Anderson is the subject of A BBC Total Immersion Day on 21st October. It begins at 1pm at Milton Concert Hall with Guildhall musicians performing chamber works Ring Dance, The Colour of Pomegrantes, Van…

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Read more about the article Riviera Recuerdos: new work for flute and piano

Riviera Recuerdos: new work for flute and piano

  • Post author:christianmorris
  • Post published:May 3, 2017
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A new work for flute and piano. Tuneful, accessible but also a little bit dark. Available only at 8notes.com.

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