Judith Weir

Written for the Endellion Quartet in 1990. Duration 13 minutes. Score available: SOS03075

Judith Weir's Good Morning Midnight was commissioned by Wigmore Hall and was first performed on 6th June 2015 at the Wigmore Hall in London. The work is arranged for Mezzo-Soprano and Chamber Ensemble and lasts around 20 minutes. This is the vocal score with a Piano reduction. Good Morning Midnight takes its name from a poem by Emily Dickinson whose poetry bookends this work asetting of five different verses in total. The words all centre around the theme of night solitude quiet and the passage of time the beauty of which is matched by Weir's fantastic music. Taking the words as herinspiration Weir creates a satisfying work that's full of emotion and a sheer joy to listen to. At its world premiere it was performed by Sarah Connolly (Mezzo-Soprano) and the AuroraOrchestra conducted by Nicolas Collon.

Seven short pieces for Piccolo and Guitar based on the postures of the Chinese Martial Art Tai Chi Chuan.

Judith Weir's The Vanishing Bridegroom. Opera scored for Soprano Mezzo-Soprano Tenor and 2 Baritone Soli SSAATTBB Chorus and Orchestra. Text: from Popular Tales of the West Highlands.

Judith Weir's wonderful Marimba solo part for her lovely choral work. Ideal for children and female voiced choirs.

Judith Weir's Fragile for Piano. Fragile was commissioned as part of William Howard's 'Love Song' project by Nicholas and Jane Ferguson for their 40th Wedding Anniversary. First Performed by WilliamHoward (piano) at Leighton House Museum Holland Park London on 23rd May 2017. Duration: c. 3.5 minutes  

With a title that refers to the energetic and rumbling Bass beneath the music Weir's work for Chamber Ensemble boasts an intriguing structure. Trios and Quartets appear for fleeting moments as the musicians jostle into groupsthat are soon abandoned...as the piece progresses so unison is gradually although tentatively achieved. Written for a large chamber ensemble of fourteen players the piece was completed in 2002.

Judith Weir's Night is a work for Violin and Cello. Commissioned by Enterprise Music Scotland Night was written for High Heels and Horse Hair - comprised of Alice Rickards (Violin) andSonia Cromarty (Cello) who gave the first performance on 3rd November 2015 at Cottiers Theatre in Glasgow. Please note this item comes with two scores - one for the violinist and another for thecellist. Night was written for a late evening concert which aimed to use lighting design to explore aspects of life in the dark in three distinct but interrelated parts - NightMenagerie Night Anxiety and Late Night Radio.

Distance and Enchantment is a musical essay considering the strikingly common occurrence of people who disappear from home never to return. It takes the form of two meditations on traditional songs which are playedtogether without a break amounting to a single movement of about eleven minutes duration. The first song The Dark Eyed Gipsy tells of a woman who of her own accord leaves her home to roam the unknown world with a band ofgipsies; and the second A ghaoil lig dhachaigh gu m'mathair mi tells of a girl who wanders a little too far from home on a dark night and is stolen away by the fairies. Scored for Violin Cello Viola and Piano. Scoreand parts included.