Melody Instrument* & Piano
*Oboe, Recorder, Flute, Violin, Clarinet in Bb or Soprano Saxophone
*Oboe, Recorder, Flute, Violin, Clarinet in Bb or Soprano Saxophone
Ego Flos Campi (2017-2018) is based upon two verses from the Song of Solomon from the Old Testament:
Ego flos campi, et lilium convallium. (SS 2:1)
I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.
Sicut lilium inter spinas, sic amica mea inter filias. (SS 2:2)
Like a lily among the thorns is my darling among the maidens.
The two movements (Roses & Lilies), differ in character and are linked by a short, chorale-like passage. Roses is a dance between two passionate lovers who sometimes frustrate and anger one another; whilst Lilies works its way towards transcendence.
Ego flos campi, et lilium convallium. (SS 2:1)
I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.
Sicut lilium inter spinas, sic amica mea inter filias. (SS 2:2)
Like a lily among the thorns is my darling among the maidens.
The two movements (Roses & Lilies), differ in character and are linked by a short, chorale-like passage. Roses is a dance between two passionate lovers who sometimes frustrate and anger one another; whilst Lilies works its way towards transcendence.
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The principal themes are all variants of the cypher E-F-C, using sharps, flats & their doubles: and other secrets are hidden within the piece.
The piece commences in the diatonic key signature of E minor. It is jointly modelled on both the Oboe and the Modern Alto Recorder (with E-extension), but can also be performed on the Flute, Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone or Violin.
The piece commences in the diatonic key signature of E minor. It is jointly modelled on both the Oboe and the Modern Alto Recorder (with E-extension), but can also be performed on the Flute, Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone or Violin.
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Ego Flos Campi is my earliest recital work for advanced or professional players. Its debut was partly delayed by the pandemic. Thus, the first performance was given in July 2022, as follows:
World Premiere Tuesday 26 July 2022 51st IDRS Conference, University of Colorado Boulder, USA Kathleen Carter Bell, Oboe & Stephen Innis, Piano Second Performance Sunday 30 April 2023 DMA III Recital, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA Lisa Ryoo, Oboe & Casey Dierlam Tse, Piano British Premiere Thursday 29 June 2023 Trinity Laban Black Culture 365 Composer Feature Concert #2, St. Alfege Church, Greenwich, London SE10, UK Steph Barker, Soprano Sax & Leo Nicholson, Piano Watch on YouTube Fourth Performance Friday 16 February 2024 Area Recital, University of Arizona School of Music Margaret Schultz, Oboe & Collaborative Pianist |
Fifth Performance
Sunday 25 February 2024 at 1900 Masters Recital Holsclaw Hall, University of Arizona Fred Fox School of Music, Phoenix, AZ Margaret Schultz, Oboe & Collaborative Pianist LIVESTREAM LINK Sixth Performance Friday 19 April 2024 Through her Window Concert Series, Octave 9, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, USA Mary Lynch VanderKolk, Oboe & Collaborative Pianist Seventh Performance Wednesday 14 May 2024 End-of-year Recital, Trinity Laban Conservatoire Amadea Topalli, Soprano Sax & Pietro Jacopini, Piano Eighth Performance Wednesday 14 May 2024 Final Recital, Trinity Laban Conservatoire Steph Barker, Soprano Sax & Max Rowlands, Piano |
For information & credits, please click on the image, to read the caption.
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Scores Now Available:
C-score in E minor a) for Oboe c) for Modern Alto Recorder with E-foot, Flute or Violin b) Bb-score in concert D minor Soprano Sax or Clarinet part is in transposed E minor |
Flowers
(As Seen in the Video)
(As Seen in the Video)
Flowers & Credits, From L to R:
1) Rose of Sharon (Althea) - Hibiscus Syriacus Image credit: Jim Evans (1962) - Wikimedia Creative Commons Licence - Share Alike 4.0 International
2) Negev Iris (Iris mariae) - Image credit: Martin Boesch (2016) - Wikimedia Creative Commons Licence - Share Alike 4.0 International
3) Spring flowering of Iris Negev or Iris Mariae in the Negev desert Image credit: Irina Opachevsky - Licence: Shutterstock
4) Negev/Iris/Road 222/Revivim - Image credit: Martin Boesch (2016) - Wikimedia Creative Commons Licence - Share Alike 4.0 International
5) Iris mariae Barbey, Northern Negev, Israel. Image credit: Gideon Pisanty (2013) - Wikimedia Creative Commons Licence - Share Alike 3.0 International
1) Rose of Sharon (Althea) - Hibiscus Syriacus Image credit: Jim Evans (1962) - Wikimedia Creative Commons Licence - Share Alike 4.0 International
2) Negev Iris (Iris mariae) - Image credit: Martin Boesch (2016) - Wikimedia Creative Commons Licence - Share Alike 4.0 International
3) Spring flowering of Iris Negev or Iris Mariae in the Negev desert Image credit: Irina Opachevsky - Licence: Shutterstock
4) Negev/Iris/Road 222/Revivim - Image credit: Martin Boesch (2016) - Wikimedia Creative Commons Licence - Share Alike 4.0 International
5) Iris mariae Barbey, Northern Negev, Israel. Image credit: Gideon Pisanty (2013) - Wikimedia Creative Commons Licence - Share Alike 3.0 International
