Cello Suite

Reflections, Dances and Fantasias
2015

This flexible work is made up of 28 short movements, some of which include improvisatory moments. The player is invited to shape their own interpretation, selecting and reordering movements if they wish, or performing the entire work which spans 28 minutes.

The music draws inspiration from two separate sources: the medieval plainchant Ave Generosa by Hildegard of Bingen is threaded through rustic dances and reflections of the paintings and words of English artist Ben Hartley.

Watch this score-follower video to see how this performer departs from the written score through improvisation and repetition…

(For one example: see 24:00)

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