1. Purloined Chant

2. Dee as Sea?

3. Coasting

4. Hijinx

5. Dark the Wending

6. Figurative

7. Setting Sun

In 2008, as part of a project initiated by The University of York Music Press, I wrote a pair of matching sets of seven 'préludes' (in the Debussian sense). Each piece in one 'sept' is a variation or adaptation of its non-identical twin in the other. The group for bassoon is called Twinned Set and its matching group is what we are about to hear. Each piece is a reflection upon a different painting, sculpture or photograph I'm particularly attached to, all created by musical colleagues with a flair for the visual arts, by artists with strong musical connections, or by myself. I should emphasise that the musical titles relate to the music rather than to the artworks. 

The images are, respectively: 1. A Mixture of Frailties by Susie MacMurray, former bassoonist and now sculptor of international reputation; 2.  A Maze in Spirals by Simon Holt, composer of international renown; 3. Pearl over the Beach, a photo of the moon rising over Pearl Beach in New South Wales by myself; 4. Girl Skipping by Celia Gilbert, former cellist and composer's then-4-year-old daughter; 5. Moonfaring – Study for Night Journey by Alix MacSweeney, painter and cellist;  6. Abstract with Rose-petals by Julie Sassoon, composer, performer and painter; and 7.  Purple Landscape by Alison Cox, composer and educationalist.

Twinned with TWINNED SET.