Catalogue
Two Serenades for Oboe, Bassoon & Piano (1984 / 2005)
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First performance: Ian Hardwick; Jean Owen; Hilary Punshon, Wells Cathedral, 09 Sep 1987
Work Details
Category: chamber mixed trio
Duration: 5
Instrumentation: Ob Bsn Pf
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Programme Note
These TWO SERENADES were both inspired by holidays - the first being in August 1983, with my mother, on the beautiful Gower coast in South Wales.
The second, by contrast, was a 'working holiday' in October 1984: I went with two colleagues to Venice to set up a choir and brass ensemble trip for the following summer, and the Grand Canal on a foggy morning provided the necessary inspiration. The second theme is taken from my VENICE SUITE for brass ensemble, which was commissioned for a similar trip undertaken the previous year.
