A Woman's Song (2005)
17 minutes
for Soprano and String Quartet
1. Chanson (Purnette du Guillet), c.6'00
2. June (Amy Levy), c.5'00
3. Stanzas (Emily Bronte), c.6'00
Commissioned by The Firm New Music.
First performance by Emma Horwood (Soprano) and the Zephyr Quartet on November 7th 2005 at ‘Pilgrim Uniting Church, Adelaide.
A Woman's Song features on my 2022 album, released through ABC Classic. Discover more and purchase the CD through Bandcamp.
This work is also available in an arrangement for Voice and Piano.
17 minutes
for Soprano and String Quartet
1. Chanson (Purnette du Guillet), c.6'00
2. June (Amy Levy), c.5'00
3. Stanzas (Emily Bronte), c.6'00
Commissioned by The Firm New Music.
First performance by Emma Horwood (Soprano) and the Zephyr Quartet on November 7th 2005 at ‘Pilgrim Uniting Church, Adelaide.
A Woman's Song features on my 2022 album, released through ABC Classic. Discover more and purchase the CD through Bandcamp.
This work is also available in an arrangement for Voice and Piano.
Each poem included in this cycle is by a female writer, and was chosen due to the distinctly feminine perspectives of the world which they conveyed. These views, despite the eras they were penned, are also universal in place and time. Through close connection between text and music, 'A Woman's Song' seeks to explore some unique and personal aspects of being a woman- freedom from societal expectation and restriction, passion and love, spirituality, loss and understanding.