Desertion

Desertion 2008
2 high voices, piano (2’)

Text: Rupert Brooke (1887–1915)

Developed for The Knack Singers as part of the Adopt-a-Composer scheme, funded by the Performing Rights Society Foundation (PRSF) and run by the Society for the Promotion of New Music (spnm) in association with Making Music.  Forms part of the complete song cycle The Dalliance of the Eagles.

First performance: St Pancras Old Church, London, 27/06/2008
Charissa Hutchins, Elena Kokka sopranos | Rufus Frowde piano