Michael Stimpson, Composer

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WORK	SCORING	PERFORMERS	NOTES
A Walk Into War	Tenor and piano quintet	Allegri String Quartet, Paul Agnew (tenor), Daniel Tong (piano)	Words: Laurie Lee. Close of 1st Movement when Laurie Lee first sees the spire of Salisbury Cathedral
Concerto for Oboe.	Oboe and Orchestra	John Anderson (oboe), Conductor Ross Pople, London Festival Orchestra.	Premièred at the QEH, close of 2nd Movement.
Dall'Alba al Tramonto	Tenor and piano	Alessandro Maffucci (tenor) Roberto Russo (piano).	Words by Italian poet, Giovanni Pascoli. Second Movement, Speranze e Memorie (Hopes and Memories)
Dylan	Baritone and harp	Roderick Williams (baritone) Sioned Williams (harp)	Words by Dylan Thomas. A spoken and sung account of his life. Extract from Second Movement, Genesis
Faulstone Hollow	Violin and piano	Mifune Tsuji (violin) Kyoko Hashimoto (piano)	Faulstone Hollow is a site in the Chalke Valley. 1st Movement of this four-movement work
Five Miniatures	Guitar	Dave Stinchcombe (guitar)	Published by OUP, Miniature 4
Sonata for Piano Trio	Violin, cello and piano	Dussek Piano Trio	First performed in the Purcell Room in 1997. Opening of 1st Movement.
Songs of Innocence and Experience	Unaccompanied choir	Exmoor Singers of London, conductor James Jarvis.	Written to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of William Blake. First and last movements.
String Quartet No. 1, Robben Island	String Quartet	Allegri String Quartet	This 6 movement work is based on the notorious but beautiful island in South Africa. Extract from the 5th movement - Majestically: Joyous.
The Angry Garden	Soli, choir and orchestra	English Concert Singers and Orchestra, conductor Roy Wales, William Berger (baritone)	First performed in support of the World Wildlife Fund, the work is based on the issue of global warming. Words by Simon Rae. Extract from Second Movement - Eden:Lightly/Richly.
Three Variants on a Blue	Violin and piano	Peter Fisher (violin) Nadia Lasserson (piano)	This work takes the 12-bar blues as the basis of its form. This extract is from Variant 1.