| FULL ORCHESTRA WITH INSTRUMENTAL OR VOCAL SOLOIST Certain Lights Reflecting (1989) song-cycle, soprano or mezzo + 2/2pic.2/ob.dam/c.a.2/bs.cl.2/cbn - 4.2.3.0 - timp., 3 perc.(bs.dr., 2 tom-toms, high & low susp. cym., 3 temple blocks, tam-tam, xyl., vibr., clock., crotales,4 tuned gongs, 2 bongos, guiro) - cel., hp., strs 19
first performance by Susan Chilcott & City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra cond. Paul Daniel, Cheltenham Festival, 14th July 1989
On beholding a Rainbow (violin concerto)(1997) : solo vln + 2/2pic.,2/ob.dam/c.a.,2/Ebcl,bs.cl.2/contra - 4.2.2.0 - 2 perc. (Glock., Xyl., Vibr., gong on F#, 3 lge untuned gongs, 5 untuned boobams, susp.cym., small ped. bs.dr., lge. bs.dr.), pno. - hp. - strs (4.4.3.3.2 dsks) 30
Commissioned by British Broadcasting Corporation originally for the Proms, but renegued by Nicholas Kenyon on his accession to Controller of Music (no reason given); re-confirmed as non-Prom commission by Andrew Kurowsky, 1995. First performance, mvts. 2 & 3: Lydia Mordkovich + BBC Philharmonic cond. Martyn Brabbins, ISCM Festival, Manchester, 22nd April 1998; first complete performance: Anthony Marwood + BBC Philharmonic cond. Rumon Gamba, BBC Studio 7, Manchester, 27th January 1999
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