Two de la Mare Songs (2012)

1. Winter
2. Autumn

Mezzo-Soprano and Piano

Duration:
6′

First Performance:
5 May 2012
Clare McCaldin, Paul Turner, Deddington Parish Church, Deddington, Oxfordshire, UK

Scottish premiere:
31 Jan 2019
Jillian Bain Christie, Ben Marsden, King’s College Chapel, Aberdeen, UK


Score


Programme note

Two de la Mare Songs were written for the mezzo-soprano Clare McCaldin (who had premiered my song-cycle Lakesongs the year earlier) and are settings of two poems by the eponymous poet. Over the past years I had been struck by the songs of Franz Schubert, the economy of means, certainly in terms of the piano accompaniment and texture and how he manipulates this, subtly, to enhance the mood and the narrative of the song. I wanted to replicate something of this in my songs – each has one key idea that is varied and manipulated to provide the backbone to the song. The songs are dedicated to fellow composer and Oxfordshire resident Donald Lane, without whom they would never have come into being.

PAC


Recording

Two de la Mare Songs (2012) by Phillip Cooke, performed by Clare McCaldin and Paul Turner at Deddington Parish Church, Oxfordshire on 05 May 2012.

Tobias Patrick Wolf

Tobias is an award-winning German conductor and composer based in North East Scotland. He is Music Director of the renowned King’s Studio Orchestra (Scotland), the Braeside Singers (Aberdeen) and Principal Guest Conductor of the German Winds. Tobias is PhD researcher at the University of Aberdeen, exploring hybrid composition and performance practice. Sought after as guest conductor for ensembles around the globe, he brings new music to life — for audiences in the concert hall, on radio and television, and across multi-platform online streaming services.

https://www.tpwolf.com
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