Lancashire Concerto
Marshall, Ann
1 S + SATBGbCb. Ann Marshall wrote this concertino for Margaret Shearing. Margaret lives some miles north of Rochdale - an area in which Ann lived thirty years ago. It’s an interesting area, with a great deal of folk tradition and a rich industrial heritage, and with the moorlands always just on the doorstep. The moors can be bleak, but have a real grandeur about them. The movements of this concertino reflect, very indirectly, memories of this corner of England – memories of working mills, moorland walks and folk dancing respectively. The solo part is quite difficult, but the orchestral parts of this ten minute piece are quite straightforward, and a wide variety of ensembles will be able to play them.
1 S + SATBGbCb. Ann Marshall wrote this concertino for Margaret Shearing. Margaret lives some miles north of Rochdale - an area in which Ann lived thirty years ago. It’s an interesting area, with a great deal of folk tradition and a rich industrial heritage, and with the moorlands always just on the doorstep. The moors can be bleak, but have a real grandeur about them. The movements of this concertino reflect, very indirectly, memories of this corner of England – memories of working mills, moorland walks and folk dancing respectively. The solo part is quite difficult, but the orchestral parts of this ten minute piece are quite straightforward, and a wide variety of ensembles will be able to play them.
