Dweller in my Deathless Dreams
“When we all fall asleep, where do we go?” Billie Eilish
A programme exploring life after sleep, both temporary and eternal Performed at St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London, on what ended up being one of the hottest days of the year, Friday 19th July 2024 featuring the world premiere of John Casken's Four Ghost Songs to the poems of Thomas Hardy.
Rozanna Madylus, Mezzo-Soprano
Anna Tilbrook, Piano
Muriel Herbert (1897 – 1984)
The Lost Nightingale (00:03:12)
Ivor Gurney (1890 – 1937)
Sleep (00:05:36)
Benjamin Britten (1913 – 1976)
A Charm of Lullabies Op. 41
1. A Cradle Song (00:12:20)
2. A Highland Balou (00:14:35)
3. Sephestia’s Lullaby (00:16:26)
4. A Charm (00:18:27)
5. The Nurse’s Song (00:20:19)
Rebecca Clarke (1886 – 1979)
June Twilight (00:25:54)
The Seal Man (00:28:27)
John Casken (1949)
Four Ghost Songs
1. Seen by the Waits (00:34:44)
2. Who’s in the next room? (00:37:59)
3. A Gentleman’s Second-Hand Suit (00:41:45)
4. The Strange House (00:46:25)
Frank Bridge (1879 – 1941)
Dweller in my deathless dreams (00:56:57)
Come to me in my dreams (1:02:03)
Link to all the texts here:
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