A Garland for Presteigne

As a result of the outstanding success of its first performance at the 2003 Presteigne Festival, A Garland for Presteigne - a cycle of twelve songs, newly composed for the Festival's 21st Anniversary - was recorded in January 2004 by the outstanding Canadian soprano Gillian Keith accompanied by Simon Lepper.

A Garland for Presteigne brought together ten composers, some with a long and deep association with the Presteigne Festival, and two (Geraint Lewis and James Francis Brown) being commissioned for the first time. They were asked to write songs that reflected aspects of the place and the festival atmosphere. The results were quite astonishing, the cycle having a clearly defined shape all its own.

James Francis Brown born 1969 Words John McCabe born 1939 Two Gladestry Quatrains 1 Gwaithla Brook 2 Cefn hir Hilary Tann born 1947 Wings of the Grasses Rhian Samuel born 1944 A Perfect View Geraint Lewis born 1958 My Paradise Garden

John Joubert born 1927 Shropshire Hills Cecilia McDowall born 1951 The Buzzard Michael Berkeley born 1948 Nettles 1. Nettles 2. Tall Nettles David Matthews born 1943 For a Wine Festival Adrian Williams born 1956 Red Kite Flying

The recording, produced with financial assistance from the Elmley Foundation, the Arts Council of Wales, the PRS Foundation and the Royal Academy of Music, was issued by Metronome Recordings in August 2004 with the catalogue number METCD1065.

To order your copy now, simply fill in the form below and we will deliver it to you by return - the complete cycle is around 45 minutes in length.

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