A Song Incomplete
For Soprano, Mezzo and Countertenor (or Mezzo)
(2013) 1.5 minutes
Text by Aristotle
Premiered at the wedding of Brant Tilds and Cheryl Frances-Hoad, Bedford Registry Office on the 31st August 2013
Programme note
A Song Incomplete (17-18 August 2013) This aphorism after Aristotle – 13 bars plus a lunga pausa – was written for the wedding of Cheryl and the American trumpeter and percussionist, Brant Tilds, 31 August 2013. The three singers on the occasion were Natalie Raybould (soprano), Jennifer Johnson (mezzo-soprano) and Anita Mackenzie Mills (soprano). 'At the touch of a lover everyone becomes a poet'.
© Ates Orga
Text
Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back.
Those who wish to sing always find a song.
At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.
Listen
Buy Magic Lantern Tales, Cheryl's CD featuring A Song Incomplete