Still Life Supper

Still Life Supper (2013)

for voice, recorder, theorbo, viola da gamba and tambourine

Duration: 3 minutes

A scene from Michelangelo Drawing Blood

The text for Still Life Supper is based on a shopping list scribbled by the Renaissance artist Michelangelo Buonarroti on one of his sketches.

Pani due, un bochal di vino, una aringa, torregli, una insalata, un bochal di tondo
(Two breads, a pitcher of wine, a herring, filled pasta, a salad, a pitcher of sweet wine)

First performed at Forum Theatre, Malvern on 22 March 2013 with James Hall (countertenor), LĂ¡szlĂ³ RĂ³zsa (bass recorder), Jamie Akers (theorbo), Michael Clark (percussion), Ibrahim Aziz (viola da gamba)

Video

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Performances

22.03.13MALVERNForum Theatre
27.03.13CARDIFFSherman Cymru
25.04.13LONDONSouthbank Centre, Purcell Room
26.04.13MANCHESTERRoyal Northern College of Music
27.04.13LIVERPOOLUnity Theatre
03.05.13CAERNARFONGaleri
07.05.13CAMBRIDGEMumford Theatre
08.05.13SPALDINGSouth Holland Centre
09.05.13BIRMINGHAMmac (Midlands Arts Centre)
10.05.13SWANSEATaliesin
17.05.13BRECONTheatr Brycheiniog
14.06.13CHESTERMusic Festival
11.07.13CHELTENHAMMusic Festival

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