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- Cheryl Frances-Hoad
Invoke Now The Angels (2013)
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Programme Note
Commissioned by the Prince Consort and premiered at the Wigmore Hall, 22 November 2013 by Anna Leese (soprano), Jennifer Johnston (mezzo soprano), Tim Mead (countertenor) and Alisdair Hogarth (piano).
Conceived as a response to Britten's Canticles I and II, 'the cutting edge of the vocal lines increased by their density and the bold gestures of the piano writing' (George Hall, The Guardian), Invoke Now the Angels (2013), a joint-commission to mark the centenary of Britten's birth, was premiered by The Prince Consort at the Wigmore Hall, 22 November 2013. For the text Cheryl commissioned a poem from the Jamaican poet and essayist Kei Miller. Tensionally, the work phases strikingly between drama, dream and decay.
© Ates Orga
Conceived as a response to Britten's Canticles I and II, 'the cutting edge of the vocal lines increased by their density and the bold gestures of the piano writing' (George Hall, The Guardian), Invoke Now the Angels (2013), a joint-commission to mark the centenary of Britten's birth, was premiered by The Prince Consort at the Wigmore Hall, 22 November 2013. For the text Cheryl commissioned a poem from the Jamaican poet and essayist Kei Miller. Tensionally, the work phases strikingly between drama, dream and decay.
© Ates Orga
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Reviews
"A large-scale, powerful piece with angular harmonies and a remarkable spareness."
"A gripping dramatic scena."
Discography
Magic Lantern Tales
- LabelChamps Hill Records
- Catalogue NumberCHRCD146
- ConductorGeorge Jackson
- SoloistNicky Spence, tenor; Sholto Kynoch, piano; Verity Wingate, soprano; Sinead O'Kelly, mezzo-soprano; Collin Shay, counter-tenor; Philip Smith, baritone; Beth Higham-Edwards, vibraphone; Anna Menzies, cello; Anna Huntley, mezzo-soprano; Alisdair Hogarth, piano; Sophie Daneman, soprano; Mark Stone, piano; Edward Nieland, treble; Natalie Raybould, soprano
- Released11th February 2018