Commissioned by Mitteldeutsch Rundfunk in 2010, and first performed in the Peterskirche, Leipzig on November 3rd 2011 by the Mitteldeutscher Rundfunkchor under Howard Arman, this compelling piece is a reworking of Swayne’s Stabat Mater of 2004.
“ . . . heartrendingly beautiful.” Mitteldeutsche Zeitung
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Written in April 2000. A witty and technically approachable setting of Edward Lear’s poem.
“Giles Swayne, composer, pianist and wit, is a national treasure.” (The Strad)
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Text: Christie Dickason. A celebration of light and hope, this attractive carol takes the word for “Hope” in many languages and tosses it around the voices, like the chiming of bells. A rehearsal accompaniment is provided.
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Text: Digby Mackworth Dolben (1848-1867). A lyrical setting of this mystical poem by a teenaged friend of Gerald Manley Hopkins who drowned while swimming in a river when he was only nineteen.
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Text: medieval French. An elegant arrangement of this old French carol tune, underpinned by a lilting dance-rhythm, and with great scope for interesting vocal sonorities. A rehearsal accompaniment is provided.
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