I have been listening a lot to this motet, Adesto dolori meo, Deus, by the late-Renaissance Flemish composer Alexander Utendal recently. The rising chromatic line that forms the basis for the opening imitative entries is mind-blowing in its deployment, displaying freshness and ingenuity despite being nearly 500 years old. By the time the soprano reaches her […]
For a while now, I have been interested in the edges of things: where things start and stop being, where they vanish, where one idea bleeds into another. This piece attempts to combine found sounds and streams of ‘noise’ that we carry with us in the background of our lives — radios, pop music, conversations, remembered places — only […]
Robert Guy’s final recital as an undergraduate at the University of Manchester took place at 14:00 on Thursday 28 May in the Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama, repeating the programme he gave in Wrexham two weeks previously: Max Bruch’s Romanze, Op. 85, and Paul Hindemith’s Viola Sonata in F, Op. 11 No. 4, […]
There is no such thing as political music. It is an illusion to think that notes – sounds – can teach you how to behave, be a good citizen or contribute to society. Music is an experience, a celebration of our existence, not a language which can convey meaning. Beauty can be experienced by everyone regardless of political affiliation, […]
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Tagged 2009, solo, viola
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Friend and frequent musical collaborator Robert Guy gave a viola recital as part of the Wrexham Arts Festival on Saturday 9th May, 2009. The programme included Hindemith, Bruch and a new work, Gaza Cantos, that I wrote for him.