Vocal and Choral
A Christmas Blessing
| Composed |
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1998 |
| Duration (approx) |
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2 minutes |
| Parts |
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SATB unaccompanied
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| Text Author(s) |
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Traditional, anon |
| Publisher |
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Peters Edition |
| Commission |
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Written for Kingston Choral Society.
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| First performance |
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12th December 1998 |
| Venue |
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Kingston Parish Church |
| Orchestra / Ensemble |
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Kingston Choral Society |
| Conductor |
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Robin Page |
Bright is the Ring of Words
| Composed |
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2001 |
| Duration (approx) |
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3 minutes |
| Parts |
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High voice and piano
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| Text Author(s) |
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R.L. Stevenson |
| Publisher |
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Peters Edition |
Four Pope Epigrams, Op.25
| Composed |
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1999 |
| Duration (approx) |
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12 minutes |
| Parts |
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Soprano, counter-tenor, cello, harpsichord
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| Text Author(s) |
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Alexander Pope |
| Publisher |
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Peters Edition |
| Commission |
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Commissioned by The Musicke Companye.
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| First performance |
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18th February 2000 |
| Venue |
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Avon Valley Concerts, Fordingbridge |
| Notes |
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Excerpts first performed by Philippa Hyde (soprano), Paul Esswood (counter-tenor), Jennifer janes (dello) and Helen Rogers (harpsichord) at Purcell Room, London, on 21st September 1999.
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Goddess Excellently Bright, Op.53
| Composed |
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2016 |
| Duration (approx) |
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9 minutes |
| Parts |
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SATB choir, orchestra of 0022 0230 timp. cymbal strings
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| Publisher |
|
Peters Edition |
| Commission |
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Commissioned by Constanza Chorus.
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| First performance |
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13th May 2017 |
| Venue |
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Cadogan Hall, London SW3 |
| Orchestra / Ensemble |
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Constanza Chorus, London Mozart Players |
| Conductor |
|
Joanna Tomlinson |
| Notes |
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This work is a setting of Ben Jonson's glorious poem, which was also a a favourite of Britten - he set is in his Serenade for tenor , horn and strings. I have been a great fan of Jonson since reading his comedies in my teens. This work is dedicated to the memory of my dear old friend James Whitehorn, who died tragically in 2006 at the age of 41 but whose spirit and outlook on life was similarly Jonsonian. So the work is a tribute to him also.
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In Dead Hours of Night, Op.39
| Composed |
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2010 |
| Duration (approx) |
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13 minutes |
| Text Author(s) |
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Three Portuguese poems translated fom the original by Lord Gowrie. |
| Publisher |
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Unpublished |
| Commission |
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Commissioned by Llanfylin Festival with kind acknowledgement from the Gulbenkian Foundation.
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| First performance |
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2nd July 2010 |
| Venue |
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St. Mylin's Church, Llanfylin Festival, Wales |
| Orchestra / Ensemble |
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Allegri Quartet |
| Soloists / Players |
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James Gilchrist, tenor |
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