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Add to my Calendar 19-08-2023 12:00 19-08-2023 14:00 36 Borderlands "Mystical Swan in Blue" for solo piano in 7 movements by Fiona T Frank Fiona wrote this 7 movement sonata 'Mystical Swan in Blue' for piano after an extraordinary encounter at twilight with a swan on the banks of the River Wye in January 2021. Her dazzling white feathers shone in the misty blue twilight, set off by the saturated green grass as the sun sank behind the trees. "The poise & elegance of the Swan has been a powerful icon for me in my communion with Nature. Her nobility, power & other-worldly qualities are majestic & inspiring." The Swan has been rendered immortal by various composers, leaving an indelible mark on musical history, and exciting imagination and originality. Swans are not usually seen on their own and are mates for life unless something interferes with this. Whilst maintaining great dignity & poise, the swan became a representation of serenity & fortitude in the face of adversity. Swans are not the only forms of wildlife that are threatened by the effects of pollution in our rivers. The concert includes piano works by other living composers Ryan Probert, Michael Robinson and John Rushby Smith, and Herbert Howells' De la Mare's Pavane. For more about Charles Matthews, visit www.charlesmatthews.co.uk If you should like to know more about Fiona's music please view her website:  www.Fiona-Frank.com Warwick Unitarian Chapel, Warwick DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Warwick Unitarian Chapel
High Street
Warwick
Warwickshire
CV34 4AX
England

Programme

Ryan Probert – Miniatures 1 and 2
John Rushby Smith – Toccata
Fiona Frank – Mystical Swan in Blue
Michael Robinson – The Bells of Ieud
Ryan Probert – Miniature 4
Herbert Howells – De la Mare's Pavane

Performers

Charles Matthews – piano

Programme Note

"Mystical Swan in Blue" for solo piano in 7 movements by Fiona T Frank

Fiona wrote this 7 movement sonata 'Mystical Swan in Blue' for piano after an extraordinary encounter at twilight with a swan on the banks of the River Wye in January 2021. Her dazzling white feathers shone in the misty blue twilight, set off by the saturated green grass as the sun sank behind the trees.

"The poise & elegance of the Swan has been a powerful icon for me in my communion with Nature. Her nobility, power & other-worldly qualities are majestic & inspiring."

The Swan has been rendered immortal by various composers, leaving an indelible mark on musical history, and exciting imagination and originality. Swans are not usually seen on their own and are mates for life unless something interferes with this. Whilst maintaining great dignity & poise, the swan became a representation of serenity & fortitude in the face of adversity.

Swans are not the only forms of wildlife that are threatened by the effects of pollution in our rivers.

The concert includes piano works by other living composers Ryan Probert, Michael Robinson and John Rushby Smith, and Herbert Howells' De la Mare's Pavane.

For more about Charles Matthews, visit www.charlesmatthews.co.uk

If you should like to know more about Fiona's music please view her website:  www.Fiona-Frank.com

Charles Matthews – piano

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