Durham Concerto

2007
(Revised Edition, 2014)

Morning: The Cathedral At Dawn; Durham Awakes
Afternoon: The Road From Lindisfarne; From Prebends Bridge
Evening: Rags And Galas; Durham Nocturne

soli: Hammond organ, violin, cello, Northumbrian pipes

3 (III=picc).2.ca.2.Eb.bcl.2.cfg-4.3 (I=opt.flg hn., III=picc tpt) ].3.1-T.4p (glock, xyl, mar, tgl, cyms (susp+pair) TT, tamb, SD, toms, BD, tub bells, Sleigh bell, wb). cel.2hp.str (min 16, 14, 12, 10, 8)

Duration 56’ (11’, 8’, 7’, 8’, 8’, 12’)

Commissioned by the University of Durham

Dedicated to John McLaren

World premiere: 20 October 2007, Durham Cathedral, UK
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Mischa Damev, conductor

World premiere of Revised Version: 19 May 2015, Stadhalle, Hagen, Germany. Hagen Philharmonic Orchestra, Paul Mann, conductor.

Recording: Ruth Palmer, violin; Kathryn Tickell, Northumbrian pipes; Matthew Barley, cello; Jon Lord, Hammond organ; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Mischa Damev, conductor (Avie, AV 2145)