This Fragile Expanse (Water over Time) - Composition and poem for Solo Cello and Spoken Voice

Whalley, J. Harry (2019) This Fragile Expanse (Water over Time) - Composition and poem for Solo Cello and Spoken Voice. [Audio work, Music, Performance]

Creators:
Whalley, J. Harry
Description/Abstract:

This fragile expanse is a musical composition for Solo Cello and spoken word. The text is the poem, 'Water over Time', and it was read by Scottish Author Alexander McCall Smith. The piece tracks a relationship between geological time, the cycles of water within it, and 'the expanse'. It was commissioned by the Edinburgh Sacred Arts Foundation and performed as part of the Edinburgh Festivals.

Item Type:
Art/Design Item
Other Contributors:
Anna Menzies (Instrumentalist), Alexander McCall Smith (Actor)
Date:
12 August 2019
Measurements or Duration:
20 min
Funders:
ESAF
Locations / Venues:
Location
From Date
To Date
St Vincent's Chapel, Stockbridge, Edinburgh, UK
12 August 2019
Projects or Series:
MMGT
Research Centres:
Audio Research Cluster
Depositing User:
Dr J. Harry Whalley
Date Deposited:
20 Aug 2019 10:25
Last Modified:
16 Feb 2024 16:43
Whalley, J. Harry:
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1763-1701
Art/Design Categories:
Audio work, Music, Performance
URI:
https://research.uca.ac.uk/id/eprint/5218

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