Michael Blake
SAN POLYPHONY for organ
Bardic Edition BDE802
The material is derived partly from vocal counterpoint of the San (Bushmen), transcribed by Nicholas England, and partly from Shona mbira music, transcribed by Andrew Tracey and myself. The registration should emphasise soft colours with gradual changes.
The first performance was given on 27 September 1998 in Commemoration Church, Grahamstown, South Africa by Gerrit Jordaan. The work was slightly revised in 1999 and performed in that version, by Gerrit Jordaan, at the National Arts Festival, Grahamstown in July 2000.
The present revised and expanded version was made in 2006, and first performed on 15 November 2019, in the Orgelpark, Amsterdam, by Ere Lievonen, who has edited the score for this publication. Michael Blake
Duration 18 minutes
The first performance was given on 27 September 1998 in Commemoration Church, Grahamstown, South Africa by Gerrit Jordaan. The work was slightly revised in 1999 and performed in that version, by Gerrit Jordaan, at the National Arts Festival, Grahamstown in July 2000.
The present revised and expanded version was made in 2006, and first performed on 15 November 2019, in the Orgelpark, Amsterdam, by Ere Lievonen, who has edited the score for this publication. Michael Blake
Duration 18 minutes
