INSTRUMENTAL + VOICE
The Thief of Songs I
Four of the full set in a version for mezzo and singing bowls, premiere 10.88. Ca 12 mins
The Thief of Songs II
Song-cycle for mezzo, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion.
Commissioned by Lontano, conducted by Odaline de la Martinez, sung by Maria Huesca.
Premiere 11.2.92, St John Smith's Square. Ca 20 mins
The mezzo Maria Huesca was the flamboyant soloist in this raw, vigorous cycle drawn from poems in nahuatl, the language of the aztecs The Independent
The Thief of Songs III
Three of the above recomposed for mezzo and piano. Recorded on CD Turquoise Swans (Sargasso SCD 28035).
THE DREAM
It is not true that we are come on this earth only to live,
We come also to sleep; and to dream
Three Songs for Sylvia
Commissioned by London Festival Orchestra with funds from Southern Arts. Premiere Bristol Cathedral, 1.7.94, Sarah Leonard, cond Ross Pople Poems by Sylvia Plath, ca 17 mins. Broadcast on Classic FM.
Version for Piano and voice recorded by Sarah Leonard and the composer on Sargasso SCD28035
Some Dirty Tricks
Three arias for soprano and piano transcribed from the opera Dirty Tricks, performed in Mexico City 2000, by Sarah Leonard with Paul Barker. Recorded on CD Turquoise Swans (Sargasso SCD 28035).
A series of 4 Books of 12 songs for a capella voices, without text. (In preparation.)
Songs Men Don't Hear
3 songs for mezzo and percussion, commissioned by the new music forum in Mexico, 2001, performed by Maria Huesca and Diego Espinoza. Recomposed from the opera, The Marriages Between Zones 3, 4 & 5.
24 a cappella songs for 1,2,3 or chorus, without text.
