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Part of the Firewheel Anthology collection
Vibrant chamber ensemble pieces and songs by emerging composers, written for Dark Inventions.
Commissioned by Dark Inventions with funding from the Britten-Pears Foundation.
The title Firewheel is borrowed from the painting of the same name by British artist Bryan Wynter (1915-1975). In recent years I've been fascinated by his brilliantly coloured late abstract paintings and their allusion to patterning found in the natural world. My piece is playful in character, conceived in layers and grows out of repetition, line and ostinati.
Dark Inventions cond. Christopher Leedham, The Engine House, Manchester, 8th May 2014
 | Firewheel | Dark Inventions, cond. Christopher Leedham, soprano Stef Conner | 26th February 2016 |
| 16 May 2014 | Capstone Theatre, Liverpool | Dark Inventions and Stef Conner (voice) cond. Christopher Leedham |
| 12 May 2014 | The Lit & Phil | Dark Inventions and Stef Conner (voice) cond. Christopher Leedham |
| 11 May 2014 | Left Bank, Leeds | Dark Inventions and Stef Conner (voice) cond. Christopher Leedham |
| 10 May 2014 | National Centre for Early Music, York | Dark Inventions and Stef Conner (voice) cond. Christopher Leedham |
| 8 May 2014 | The Engine House, Manchester | Dark Inventions and Stef Conner (voice) cond. Christopher Leedham |
