The sonnet was the first piece of work completed for the project. I had thought of Delver as a character with a more modern frame of mind, and used half-rhymes in some places to disguise the sonnet-ness of the words….

Incubate is a section rescued from an early draft of Telescope. Holly Bryan – horn Michael Ibsen – guitar Nina Horvath – keys Trevor Tunnacliffe – bass

As far as I can remember, this piece emerged during play time, essentially it was an avoidance of labouring on the others for the project. Nina Horvath – keys Buff Allen – drums Trevor Tunnacliffe – bass, guitar

Both Telescope pieces have similar structures, based on Dufay’s motet Nuper Rosarum Flores. This accounts for the cantus firmus duets, the fourteen bar divisions, and the proportional 6:4:2:3 relationship between sections. Lisa Jensen – oboe Holly Bryan – horn Michael Ibsen –…

A bit of music concrete to close off the album. If the album was released on vinyl, this piece would be included as a hidden track.

Diorama started as a character study, but it extended to the point it needed a structure beyond verse/chorus. Its also one of the few pieces built with harmonic, rather than modal, materials. Maria Alejandra Velasquez Restrepo – voice Lisa Jensen…

Jaunty is an estampie. Lisa Jensen – oboe David Sossa Fernández – guitar Brenda Lohrenz – keyboard Buff Allen- drums

Here’s another character study, starting with the words. Maria Alejandra Velasquez Restrepo – voice Brenda Lohrenz – keyboard Buff Allen – drums ~*~*~*~*~*~ Again we meet in our old haunt, the coffee shop Recount events that fill our days, o’er…

A funeral song from Cymbeline. It is often sung in theatrical performance, though no music survives from Shakespeare’s era. Maria Alejandra Velasquez Restrepo – voice Lisa Jensen – oboe Holly Bryan – horn Trevor Tunnacliffe – baritone guitar ~*~*~*~*~*~ Fear…

In Cymbeline, Imogen runs away to the pastoral port of Milford Haven. This is incidental music for the setting. Brenda Lohrenz – keyboard