All Outputs (40)

Tide and Time - Liz Lane (2024)
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Commissioned in 2018 by Foden's Band, conductor Michael Fowles, premiered at the RNCM Brass Band Festival. Revised 2023 for performance by Flowers Band, conductor Michael Fowles at the Three Choirs Festival, Gloucester Cathedral.

Tide and Time is... Read More about Tide and Time - Liz Lane.

Beyond the light - Liz Lane (2023)
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Commissioned for the RNCM Brass Band Festival and first performed by the Grimethorpe Colliery Band, 28 January 2023.

Beyond the Light is written as a tribute to Bramwell Tovey and a thank you for his continuing inspirational legacy. I worked with... Read More about Beyond the light - Liz Lane.

A different kind of urban (2017)
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Like many, I had certain pre-conceptions about Milton Keynes when I first approached writing A different kind of urban; however, I have since had the good fortune to be guided into a deeper understanding of the many strands that make up this remarkab... Read More about A different kind of urban.

Jonny Midnight (Jim Hayes) - Slate, Sea and Sky (Original Dr. L. Lane) (2016)
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Slate, Sea and Sky features a musical landscape and journey in three integrated and continuous sections, led by the cornet soloist alongside ensembles broadly representing the title’s elements: ‘slate’ (flugelhorn, tenor horns and trombones); ‘sea’ (... Read More about Jonny Midnight (Jim Hayes) - Slate, Sea and Sky (Original Dr. L. Lane).

Counting Stars (2016)
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'Counting Stars' features the lyrical higher register of the trombone, whilst the piano’s wide range and shifting harmonies revolve around the soloist’s melody. The title reflects the evolving nature of the countryside where I live, in which a consta... Read More about Counting Stars.

Red sky at night
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A carol for SATB choir, first performed at the UWE Carol Service, Bristol Cathedral, December 2011. Words by Jennifer Henderson. [3 minutes]

Recitative and Aria
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Recitative and Aria reflects the idiom of operatic arias, evolving through a series of melodic variations on the initial theme. Lyrical string writing and evocative phrases create an impassioned directional force,underpinned by unexpected rhythmic i... Read More about Recitative and Aria.

Friends for all seasons
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Written for the Spanish Association of Barbershop Singers annual convention 2010, San Javier, Murcia, Spain

Tactus - a fantasia for harpsichord
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An original solo work for harpsichord, commissioned by the leading UK harpsichordist and harpsichord maker Colin Booth. Written to complement, and add to, the modern repertoire for solo harpsichord, the commissioner will be giving the world premiere... Read More about Tactus - a fantasia for harpsichord.

Jaleo
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An original work for string quartet in three movements, premiered at the University Concert Hall, Cardiff on 2nd March 2010 by the internationally renowned Carducci Quartet.
Inspired by the sights and sounds of Spain, the first movement, Cante Jon... Read More about Jaleo.

Linear lines - five interlinked soliloquys based on the chant In Principio Omnes by Hildegard of Bingen
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An original work for solo horn, commissioned by the US horn player Marlene Ford for inclusion in a series of lecture-recitals in the USA about women composers. Performances in 2010 as follows:

27/01/10, Portsmouth Music Club, Portsmouth, USA.
2... Read More about Linear lines - five interlinked soliloquys based on the chant In Principio Omnes by Hildegard of Bingen.

The Magi
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An original carol commissioned for the UWE Carol Service in Bristol Cathedral by the Octagon Wellbeing Centre and performed by the UWE Chamber Choir, conducted by Nicholas Barlow. Words by Jennifer Henderson. Written especially for the choir and vi... Read More about The Magi.

Somewhere Unknown
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Somewhere Unknown is the last movement of a large-scale symphonic work for orchestra, Time Travel, and the central focus of my recently awarded PhD; although it is integrally linked to the preceding movements, it is also intended to stand-alone in it... Read More about Somewhere Unknown.

What the Lark Saw
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‘What the Lark Saw’ is a 20 minute composition for voices and ensemble (or voices, piano and optional violin) with integral contributions from workshop participants living and working within the Gloucestershire area.

‘What the Lark Saw’ is inform... Read More about What the Lark Saw.

Rhythm of Light - Liz Lane
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Commissioned by the Hepworth Band with Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grant Funding. Performed and recorded by the Hepworth Band, conductor Ryan Watkins, The Hepworth Museum, 4 September 2021. Chosen for the semi-finals of the Brass Ba... Read More about Rhythm of Light - Liz Lane.

Emerald Waltz - Liz Lane
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For massed harps (or 3 harps) with optional lever harp(s). Commissioned by the National Youth Harp Orchestra and first performed at the Menuhin Hall, 17 March 2024.

Emerald Waltz is a tribute to Ireland, its beauty, character and culture, and is i... Read More about Emerald Waltz - Liz Lane.

Hear The Call - Liz Lane
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Commissioned by Brass Bands England for the first NHS, Social Care and Frontline Workers' Day, July 5 2021.

The brief was to compose a celebratory and uplifting anthem, which as Pageantmaster Bruno Peake said in our initial conversation 'the whole... Read More about Hear The Call - Liz Lane.

Enchanted Light - Liz Lane
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Performed by Belinda Evans (voice), Colin Booth (ottavino) and the Grimethorpe Colliery Band. Words by Carole Bent. Broadcast on BBC Radio 3, 30 March 2021. Part of the Bluebird series, a collection of online miniature songs performed by Belinda Evan... Read More about Enchanted Light - Liz Lane.

Finale!
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For voices and mixed ensemble. Commissioned for the Finale of Age Against the Machine, commissioned by Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance Learning and Participation. Performed at Trinity Laban Conservatoire on 6 October 2019. Co-collabora... Read More about Finale!.

Serenata - Liz Lane
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Written in memory of Yvonne Hamblin, Lydbrook Band. Performed by Broadcast on BBC Radio 3, 2023. Recorded by the Grimethorpe Colliery Band on Postcards from Grimethorpe, 2023. Made available to all free of charge in return for a donation to the Briti... Read More about Serenata - Liz Lane.