...only the song of the birds (2015)
Pastoral (after Stravinsky)
Instrumentation: mezzo soprano (doubling kazoo), flute (doubling alto flute, bass flute and ocarina), kannel or harp (doubling Jew's harp) and cello (doubling Swanee whistle)
Text compiled by Michael Blake from Sesotho song texts by JP Mohapeloa
in memoriam Luciano Berio (1925-2003); for Beth Griffith to sing
Requested by Ensemble Resonabilis, Tallinn
Publisher: Bardic Edition
Score and parts in preparation
Available from Goodmusic Publishing
Duration: c. 11 minutes, 30 seconds
Première
First performance:
Programme note
On a visit to Morija (southern Lesotho), I was struck by the silence when walking in the hills; in fact all I could hear was the song of the birds.
Pastoral (after Stravinsky)
Instrumentation: mezzo soprano (doubling kazoo), flute (doubling alto flute, bass flute and ocarina), kannel or harp (doubling Jew's harp) and cello (doubling Swanee whistle)
Text compiled by Michael Blake from Sesotho song texts by JP Mohapeloa
in memoriam Luciano Berio (1925-2003); for Beth Griffith to sing
Requested by Ensemble Resonabilis, Tallinn
Publisher: Bardic Edition
Score and parts in preparation
Available from Goodmusic Publishing
Duration: c. 11 minutes, 30 seconds
Première
First performance:
Programme note
On a visit to Morija (southern Lesotho), I was struck by the silence when walking in the hills; in fact all I could hear was the song of the birds.
