Honey Gathering Song (1989; rev. 1999)
for flute and piano
African Journal No 10
Dedicated to Bridget Crowley
Commissioned by Arts Educational School, Chiswick
Publisher: Bardic Edition
Score and instrumental part BDE 0554
Available from Goodmusic Publishing
Duration: c. 6 minutes
Live Recording
Anne La Berge and Michael Blake
https://soundcloud.com/ichaellake/honey-gathering-song-original-version
Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YaPUeupH8w
Première
First performance (as music for the dance "For the Off" by Gill Clarke): March 1989; Arts Educational School, Chiswick, London; Tessa Swade flute, Michael Blake piano.
First concert performance (revised): 28 April 2000; Beethoven Room, Grahamstown, South Africa; Anne La Berge flute, Michael Blake piano
Further performances: 4 May 2000; Atrium, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg; Anne La Berge flute, Michael Blake piano
European première: 21 September 2000; Logos Foundation, Ghent, Belgium; Anne La Berge flute, Michael Blake piano
UK premiere: 3 May 2003; Brighton Festival UK; Ixion
5 June 2007; Second Glance Festival, Conway Hall, London; Chamber Music Company directed by Mark Troop
First broadcast: 24 May 2003; BBC Radio 3; Ixion
Programme note
Honey Gathering Song was composed during January to March 1989 a music for a short dance For the Off, choreographed by Gill Clarke for students of Arts Educational School, London. It was revised in December 1999 and the first concert performance was given on 28 April in Grahamstown, South Africa by Anne La Berge flute, and Michael Blake piano.
Pieces with this title are found among the music of the Rain Forest Pygmies, but no direct reference is made to their music.
A transcription with the title Quartet for Flute and Strings is published by Bardic Edition as BDE 0756.
for flute and piano
African Journal No 10
Dedicated to Bridget Crowley
Commissioned by Arts Educational School, Chiswick
Publisher: Bardic Edition
Score and instrumental part BDE 0554
Available from Goodmusic Publishing
Duration: c. 6 minutes
Live Recording
Anne La Berge and Michael Blake
https://soundcloud.com/ichaellake/honey-gathering-song-original-version
Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YaPUeupH8w
Première
First performance (as music for the dance "For the Off" by Gill Clarke): March 1989; Arts Educational School, Chiswick, London; Tessa Swade flute, Michael Blake piano.
First concert performance (revised): 28 April 2000; Beethoven Room, Grahamstown, South Africa; Anne La Berge flute, Michael Blake piano
Further performances: 4 May 2000; Atrium, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg; Anne La Berge flute, Michael Blake piano
European première: 21 September 2000; Logos Foundation, Ghent, Belgium; Anne La Berge flute, Michael Blake piano
UK premiere: 3 May 2003; Brighton Festival UK; Ixion
5 June 2007; Second Glance Festival, Conway Hall, London; Chamber Music Company directed by Mark Troop
First broadcast: 24 May 2003; BBC Radio 3; Ixion
Programme note
Honey Gathering Song was composed during January to March 1989 a music for a short dance For the Off, choreographed by Gill Clarke for students of Arts Educational School, London. It was revised in December 1999 and the first concert performance was given on 28 April in Grahamstown, South Africa by Anne La Berge flute, and Michael Blake piano.
Pieces with this title are found among the music of the Rain Forest Pygmies, but no direct reference is made to their music.
A transcription with the title Quartet for Flute and Strings is published by Bardic Edition as BDE 0756.
