Nigel Morgan - Worklist, 2015

Danse Carêmeviola and piano8 min“The title Danse Carême (Lenten Dance) reflectssomething of the background. A work written duringLent and Easter 2005, the music is by turns troubled,reflective, impassioned. . .”Treenessviola and chamber organ9 minL’Esquisse d’un Souriredouble bass and piano5 min“This short piece is based on a poem by the composerthat speaks of autumn and the quality of light and shadecommon to that season”.Objects of Curiosity (The Prisoner)double bass and piano20 min“L-Systems speak of the Gestalt of tree, a treeness moreintense and exact than the living object, and able,because of this exactness to play in the musicalimagination - with or without sounds.”Four Commentariespiano and violoncello10 min“Each commentary looks at the melodic material ofConcerto 1 for orchestra, focusing in turn on a differentmusical element: melody (rising falling hovering),rhythm (rate of change), harmony (what happenstogether) and movement (where things come from).”Every Picture Tells a Storyvioloncello and piano6 min"‘If your house caught fire and you could only save onepossession what would it be?’ Many people answerwithout hesitation, ‘My photo album’"“The scenario of The Prisoner provides the composerwith a rich collection of source material, notably a setof principal characters known only by numbers.”Flightsviolin and percussion12 min"On the Lleyn Peninsula in North Wales model gliderenthusiasts fly their remote-controlled sailplanes off themountain and over the high sea cliffs looking out acrossthe Irish Sea towards the island of Bardsey, one of thegreat centres of pilgrimage in Celtic times."A World of Miracles: 12 Reflections onChildhood and Memoryviolin and piano22 min“Kinderszenen and Dicterliebe have provided both ascaffolding and a starting point, embodying as they doreflections about innocence and the loss of what hasonce been loved.”12