Point of Entry – For baritone and piano/baritone and large orchestra
Point of Entry is a song cycle commissioned through English National Opera’s Contemporary Opera Studio.
Collaboration with sculptor Bill Woodrow and poet Selima Hill on the subject of war. Originated as a group of six sculptures and poems for exhibition at the Imperial War Museum. Fashioned through a search for a composer for the work at ENO’s studio, Bill Woodrow commissioned the composition of the song cycle written in response to both sculpture and poetry.
Six songs:
1. Caterpillar
2. First Chair
3. Refugee
4. For Queen and Country
5. Un till the Land
6. Point of Entry
First performances:
Baritone and piano –
Sir Jack Lyons Theatre, Royal Academy of Music, London
Baritone: Benon Maliszcewski
Piano: Philip Sunderland
Baritone and large orchestra –
Victoria Rooms, Bristol
Baritone: Roland Wood
Conductor: Jonathan James
New Bristol Sinfonia
Duration: 23 minutes
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“I can tell you how much I enjoyed the CD. Both pieces are very fine (and very well performed!). I was particularly delighted with First Born, which I found extremely beautiful”
Sir Roger Norringtone – Conductor
“Some wonderful sonorities and textures – First Chair made a big impact on me.”
James Brown – Composer and Composition Lecturer, University of Leeds