Recently I have been interested in cartography and the important role it plays in how we comprehend the spaces we inhabit. An atlas is a collection of maps, often several maps show the same area but map different details and data, each time revealing another facet of the land’s geography. Small Atlas lays out a […]
This short, two-movement work came out of an earlier work for solo viola, Gaza Cantos, which was written after the invasion of the Gaza Strip by the Israeli Defence Forces in December 2008. The title references Amir Nizar Zuabi’s play I am Yusuf and this is my brother, set before and after ‘al Nakba’ in […]
By Chris
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Posted in Withdrawn, Works
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Also tagged solo, violin
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June Unfolding was written for a concert marking the 750th Anniversary of Macclesfield’s Royal Charter given by King Edward Musical Society in June 2011. Faced with the length of time in question — an unimaginable duration, the change during which is difficult to fathom — it was a challenge to respond in a meaningful way. As time passes we […]
By Chris
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Posted in Works
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Also tagged orchestra
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