Tag: Song Cycle

Song Cycle Sung Grace

Byartsyhonker August 27, 2016 0 Comments
Earlier this summer, Song Cycle went on a day pilgrimage to Romsey Abbey. As is often the case with pilgrimage, it didn't go entirely to plan. In fact, my bicycle broke, and not in a way that meant a 40-minute delay by the side of the road replacing a tube, but more seriously. The frame just... came apart. Thankfully I was riding rather gently up a hill at the time, not barrelling down one as I...

Up-Hill

Byartsyhonker May 15, 2014 0 Comments
This is another piece written for Song Cycle, a big project of mine this summer. The text was suggested by the Revd Canon Kathryn Fleming, due to be installed at Coventry Cathedral on 31st May, and I'm very pleased with how it has turned out. – Does the road wind up-hill all the way? – Yes, to the very end. – Will the day’s journey take the whole long day? – From morn to night, my...

Give me my scallop-shell of quiet

Byartsyhonker April 26, 2014 0 Comments
This summer, some friends and I are cycling from London to Norwich and back on a musical bicycle pilgrimage, Song Cycle. I'm looking forward to it very much and have been gradually increasing the amount of cycling I do so that I'm not completely knackered by the journeys. I've also been looking at repertoire, which is proving to be a bit more tricky. I will be limited in the number of instruments...