Sarum Evensong

Lord of the Dance, arr. Dearnley (SOLD)

Psalm 150, Halls

Responses, Rose

Rhapsody No.2, Howells

This series of works needs a little explaining. It has turned out to be a (very) long term project that will probably be revised again and again. It will eventually comprise of about twenty individual pieces. About half have been completed to my satisfaction, a quarter I want to revise, and the rest still need finishing.

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Each section of the service of Evensong is interpreted with particular reference to the music and musicians of Salisbury Cathedral. For example, when Bernard Rose was a chorister here, he carved his initials in the door on the school. Many years later he wrote a set of Preces and Responses, so I used the concept of carving as a starting point for my version. In another example, I "set" David Halls' Psalm 150 in the shapes and colours that I see when I hear his setting, using the floor of the Quire as my background.