Reviews and interviews on Liz Dilnot Johnson’s work.
Rain: Musical Opinion Quarterly
“The turbulent beginning conjured up a storm-lashed scene with insistent, sharp stabs of ‘rain’…” Paul Conway, Musical Opinion
Gentle Flame Cantata: Midlands Classical Music Making 5 star review
(First version of the work now titled I Stand at the Door)
“This is a constantly gripping work, its choral textures and devices always arresting and communicative, its use of this Bachian orchestra colourful and resourceful…”
Inspirations
Liz Dilnot Johnson chats with American journalist Daniel Kepl about the Intricate Web album, Sky-burial, the Cello Suite, Jo Shapcott Settings and the inspirations for Scintilla. (2 October 2019)
Intricate Web: Fanfare review
“…evocative and effective, with imaginative figuration constantly presented in different lights and colour…” David DeBoor Canfield, Fanfare. Read more.
Paintings and Poetry
An interview with Tim Rutherfod-Johnson, where Liz talks about Intricate Web and her work with Malvern-based artist Dora Williams
Blake Reimagined: Seen and Heard International
“Blake reimagined by Liz Dilnot Johnson is ingenious. It is a reinterpretation of the famous lines by William Blake which Parry set as Jerusalem. The composer here takes both Blake’s words and some of the harmonies of Jerusalem and sets them in a very twenty-first century idiom.”
Choir and Organ Magazine
Having won the award for Community & Participation at the Ivor Composer Awards 2022, Liz talks to musician and writer Matthew Power about her professional journey as a composer.
Intricate Web: The Chronicle review
“Her starting point for the piece [Seachange (2016)] is her experiences when trying to meditate, those moments following breath when thoughts intrude, from calm to nightmares.” Jeremy Condliffe, The Chronicle. Read more.
Intricate Web: Tonality Systems review
“Unexpectedly, out of the ether (of BBC Radio 3) dropped a 4-minute jewel of a string quartet, and with a title that was hard to forget, Tide Purl by Liz Dilnot Johnson.” Nigel Morgan, Tonality Systems. Read more.
Colwall Requiem for Aleppo
“Time was suspended as we were awash with musical beauty that embodied both the individuality of every performer and their unanimity of intent.” Liz Garnett, Musicologist. Read more
Intricate Web: MusicWeb International review
“It is fantastic to discover a composer that has not succumbed to writing insipid post-modern music that has minimal impact and avoids stimulating the listener in any way.” John France, MusicWeb International. Read more.