New Music Takes Centre Stage as Sir John Tomlinson Performs with Hall茅 Youth Orchestra and Choir
Sir John Tomlinson, together with the Hall茅 Youth Orchestra and Choir, will premiere Joshua Brown鈥檚 The Wanderer this month.
and , Lecturer in Composition at the University of Manchester, both spent their formative years in rural East Lancashire, Oswaldtwistle and Bacup respectively, and their shared Lancastrian heritage and dialect inspired them to work together on new music that celebrates this region. The Wanderer 鈥� the commissioning of which was funded by the Vaughan Williams Foundation 鈥� is a song cycle for bass soloist, orchestra, and choir setting four poems by 19th century writer Edwin Waugh, who was often referred to as the .
Edwin Waugh wrote poetry in the distinct dialect of East Lancashire. Each song paints a picture of a wandering figure reflecting on first love, city versus rural life, the pain of loss, and the healing power of nature.
Sir John Tomlinson and the Hall茅 Youth Orchestra and Choir, conducted by Euan Shields, will premiere The Wanderer at Bridgewater Hall in 91直播 on Sunday 22 March.
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