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Buzz (1993)
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Commissioned by the Plymouth Arts Centre. First performed by Mary Wiegold (s) and Jane Atkins (vla) of Composers Ensemble, 1993.
- S + va
- Soprano
- 5 min
- Emily Dickinson
- English
Programme Note
This piece was written as part of the Emily Dickinson Project, and first performed by Mary Weigold with the Composers’ Ensemble on May 22nd 1993 at Plymouth Arts Centre.
It’s dedicated to my son Laurie, then aged 4, who was passionate about bees.
Both the voice and the viola extend vowels and consonants in the poem to create bee sounds.