Orchestral

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="044fd5a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Paul Barker: Composer</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Paul Barker: Composer"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Opera"><U>Opera</U></A>   |   <B>Orchestral</B>   |   <A HREF="id62.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sylvias Song"><U>Sylvia's Song</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Instrumental"><U>Instrumental</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Voice"><U> Voice</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Other Works"><U>Other Works</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id112.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wall Excerpts"><U>Wall Excerpts</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dance Scores"><U>Dance Scores</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Theatre"><U>Theatre</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id88.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="UPX"><U>UPX</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id82.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bosque para Cámara"><U>Bosque para Cámara</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="045d2b03.jpg"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#888888" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> Orchestral Music</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Three Songs for Sylvia</U></B></div> <div> Commissioned by <B>London Festival Orchestra</B> with funds from Southern Arts. Premiere Bristol Cathedral, 1.7.94, <B>Sarah Leonard</B>, cond <B>Ross Pople </B>Recorded & broadcast on Classic FM</div> <div> Further performances with Ann Liebeck Poems by <B>Sylvia Plath</B>, ca 17 mins, sop & strings (5/4/2/2/1); <I>piano & voice available</I>.</div> <div> <I>But the highlight of the evening was her (Ann Liebeck) rendering of Three Songs for Sylvia. She captured beautifully the moments of high drama, passion, lyricism and sinister apprehension in the settings of these poems in a free recitative style. There were grand melodic leaps by both soloist and orchestra and some fine harmonic effects from the strings. These were gripping works, over all too soon. </I><I><B>Oxford Times</B></I></div> <div> <I>This modern work, inspired by a radio play written by the poet Sylvia Plath and entitled Three Women, was absolutely delightful. Had the orchestra included this in its vast repertoire of recordings, I would certainly be going out of my way to purchase a copy as soon as possible.</I> <I><B>Oxford Mail</B></I></div> <div> <I>Avant-garde composers would have us believe that they are perfectly capable of writing mainstream pieces when they want to. There is one at least who can, as was illustrated by last night's performance of "Three Songs for Sylvia" at Southwell...There were ecstatic melismas for the singer within an elegantly flowing vocal line, the thoughts and feelings expressed were taken up and crystallised in glorious writing for the strings. </I><I><B>Nottingham Evening Post</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Concerto for Violin and Orchestra</U></B></div> <div> Premiere 17.2.96, <B>Tasmin Little</B> and <B>London Mozart Players, </B>cond. <B>Matthias</B><I><B> </B></I><B>Bamert</B>. Commissioned with funds from ACE and LAB. Solo violin, 2.2.2.2.//2.2.0.0./1 perc/8.6.6.4.2.</div> <div> Ca. 20 mins </div> <div> <I>......memorable, with prominent parts not only for the soloist but also for the orchestra,s leader and, believe it or not - the bass drum. The new concerto has a fine onward flow and is a solidly crafted piece. Composer Paul Barker.... returned to a well-deserved ovation from the packed hall.</I></div> <div> <I><B>Newmarket Weekly News</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Excerpt:</B></I></div> <bR> <div>  <embed src="HTMLobj-134/VLCONC.MP3" autostart="false" width="145" height="70">  </div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Suite for Strings: La Malinche</U></B><B>  </B></div> <div> Premiere <B>London Mozart Players</B>, cond. <B>David Drummond</B>. Strings: 8.6.4.4.2 Ca: 14 mins</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Harlequin Concerto</U></B><B>  </B></div> <div> Premiere 19.3.88, <B>Nicholas Daniel</B> and <B>Stravinsky Players</B>. solo oboe, strings, harp, perc, pno/vc. <I>Oboe & Piano version available. </I>Ca 20 mins</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>The Visions of Winckelmann</U></B>  </div> <div> Chamber Orchestra 1.1.1.1:1.1.1.1;1111, harpsichord, ca 20 mins.1987-9</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Loplop Dances</U></B></div> <div> 3.3.3.3/3.3.3.1/2 hp./strings, ca 20 minutes</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>