Clare Elton | Composer | MUSIC | All day, all night, I hear them

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All day, all night, I hear them (2017)

for vocal ensemble of six solo voices

Duration: 6'

Instrumentation: Soprano, mezzo-soprano, counter tenor, tenor, baritone, bass

First performed by EXAUDI vocal ensemble.

3 March 2017, Milton Court Concert Hall.

Leonardo da Vinci described it as ‘the vehicle of nature.’ It is possibly one of the most destructive forces of nature, but we cannot live without it. It is a paradox, and often overlooked, forgotten and abused. All day, all night, I hear them uses extracts from three different texts that share the subject of water, yet they each display a different perspective.

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