Michael Blake
SOLSTICE FOR TENOR, HORN AND PIANO
Bardic Edition BDE0908
Seven poems by Don Maclennan for tenor voice, horn in F and piano.
The poems are taken from Don Maclennan’s 1997 collection Solstice, published by Snailpress/Scottish Cultural Press), used by kind permission of Shirley Maclennan:
The Well
Blue
Self-Knowledge
Poetry (horn tacet)
Ownership
Reduction (piano: resonance only)
Envoi
The out of town premiere took place in the presence of the poet Don Maclennan (1929-2009) in Grahamstown on 10 August 2008.
The world premiere was given on 14 August 2008 in the Musaion, Pretoria.
The premiere performances were given by Musa Nkuna (tenor), Shannon Armer (horn) and Christine Lucia (piano).
Duration 18 minutes
The poems are taken from Don Maclennan’s 1997 collection Solstice, published by Snailpress/Scottish Cultural Press), used by kind permission of Shirley Maclennan:
The Well
Blue
Self-Knowledge
Poetry (horn tacet)
Ownership
Reduction (piano: resonance only)
Envoi
The out of town premiere took place in the presence of the poet Don Maclennan (1929-2009) in Grahamstown on 10 August 2008.
The world premiere was given on 14 August 2008 in the Musaion, Pretoria.
The premiere performances were given by Musa Nkuna (tenor), Shannon Armer (horn) and Christine Lucia (piano).
Duration 18 minutes
