This program presents exciting new works by three composers whose backgrounds range from military bands to rock and jazz music. Nigel Clarke’s Earthrise represents the drama of the entire NASA Apollo 8 flight. This contrasts with the Heritage Suite, a representation of the day-to-day life of the historic market town of West Malling in Kent, England. Celebrating the Battle of Britain in 1940, Their Finest Hour uses the actual alarm bell which called the RAF fighter pilots to their planes. In Kit Turnbull’s striking evocation the trombone assumes the rôle of the griot, a poet, storyteller and musician who chronicles West African tribal stories through words, mime and movement. Jesús Santandreu’s Sortes Diabolorum evokes the violence of the Inquisition and the ultimate triumph of common sense over superstition.
Tracklist
Artist details
Clarke, Nigel
Earthrise
1 Earthrise 18:28
Turnbull, Kit
Griot
2 I. The Orator 04:54
3 II. The Songsmith 04:21
4 III. Dancers and Drummers 03:50
Clarke, Nigel
Heritage Suite (What Hope Saw)
5 I. Bric-a-brac Market 03:55
6 II. Prayers and Plagues 04:59
7 III. Cornucopia 01:07
8 IV. Hop Pickers Round 01:46
9 V. Warm Beer and Cricket 05:31
10 VI. Wyatt's Rebllion and Hope 03:18
Santandreu, Jesus
Sortes Diabolorum
11 Sortes Diabolorum 18:30
Clarke, Nigel
Their Finest Hour
12 Their Finest Hour 04:38
Total Playing Time: 01:15:17
