Toads, a song cycle for tenor, choir and ensemble by Philip O'Meara
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Channel: PhilipOMeara · 2012 · Music
With introduction by Martyn Harry. Ramshackle performance at the Martyn Harry's 2006 Durham University Music Marathon. Toads is a setting of 11 poems by Philip Larkin. Tenor is Dan Joy, conductor Philip O'Meara. Made the silly error of getting the wonderful orchestra to dress up. Full texts for movements here https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kdr2DzZFXhcD1nAlERWi9lH90WsZHHWush5XigA6fj4/edit?usp=sharing 0. 00:00 Preamble 1. 7:55 Intro 2. 11:18 This be the verse part 1 3. 12:39 Toads 4. 15:24 Trees 5. 18:15 Annus Mirabilis 6. 20:16 High Windows 7. 24:07 As Bad As A Mile 8. 26:12 Nothing to Be Said 9. 29:16 Sunny Prestatyn 10. 32:12 Heads in the women's ward 11. 34:32 Toads Revisited 12. 38:14 This be the verse part two & coda
