Mist Ritual | original solo guitar piece
For dampened strings. One third of a new triptych I’m writing for dampened solo guitar.
Follows on from Dance of the Crows.
Recorded in the ruins of a 12th century abbey in North Yorkshire.
Currently putting the finishing touches to The Voyage of the Story Shell, our new music and projection piece showing in Barnsley Civic Theatre this weekend
Developing a theme …
Music from ‘The Voyage of the Story Shell’ which is an epic narrative told though live animation, projection, song, and music. It’s will run at Barnsley Bright Nights this Friday and Saturday
Love is The Strangest Thing … a theme for a new micro-opera composed with the @StreetwiseOpera Manchester performers. Eventually it will be a vocal + small string orchestra piece
Impression #2 - this one started while I was camping under an old larch tree, with a summer storm blowing through. The contrast of gentle sunlight and the moody storm shaped the atmosphere and textures of the piece
Impression #1 - I wrote the first sketches for this piece when visiting some ancient Welsh woodlands last summer. I was staring at the dancing light on a mossy branch when the first melody came