a Setting of Lorca for soprano and guitar

Santiago - Federico García Lorca

It's raining in Santiago
sweet love of mine.
White camellia of the air,
obscurely shines the sun.

It's raining in Santiago
on this dark night
Grasses of silver and dream
cover the empty moon.
See the rain on the streets
An outcry of glass and stone.
See in the vanishing winds,
the shadow and ash of your sea.

Santiago, so far away the Sun.
Water of an ancient morning
trembles deep within in my heart.

SANTIAGO - excerpt from 2nd Book of Songs

A hauntingly melodic work for mandolin and classical guitar, performed by the composer (mandolin) and David Black on guitar. Full album available on Bandcamp at the composer's page: https://davidbraid.bandcamp.com

Every Single Day

An extract from Journey Time - a work made of continuously-flowing songs & instrumental music that looks at the possibilities of self-growth in our time of rampant distraction and confusion. This is the first ever recording of this evening-long work that premiered only last year (2022) in London - for which I wrote the words as well as the music - the lyrics are all here. Also available on CD from June 20th - please enjoy responsibly!

Acceptance - from Journey Time

duo for violin and piano - clue is in the title

Transfigured Life - David Braid, Ezgi Sarikcioglu - violin, Rossitza Stoycheva - piano

Setting of R.S. Thomas for the Braid Ensemble, mezzo-soprano, clarinet, guitar, piano

Light without Shadows - Braid Ensemble

Fugue For My Friends - 4'

A setting of Thom Gunn for The Braid Ensemble

Touch - 8'45''

J.G. Ballard's story describes a man living alone on a remote island previously used for testing H-bombs, This is how I imagined his mind may sound like.

TERMINAL BEACH -after J.G. Ballard - By David Braid - - 15.10.18. FINAL RELEASED RECORDING

Out Of The Darkness (Ukrainian Festival Orchestra, Paul Mann)

Setting of Lorca's poem 'Still' for soprano and guitar - Sophia Brumfitt - soprano, David Braid - guitar(guitar: gut/silk-strung Torres-sized 'Andante' model by Amalio Burguet) - recorded at Upper Room at Chislehurst Methodist Church 30 September 2020.

Still

David Braid, composer of some 160+ works, including three symphonies & a viola concerto, has had his work performed internationally in Europe and the Americas and broadcast on BBC Radio 3.

Major UK performances include Wigmore Hall, Southbank Centre, King’s Place, Wilton’s Music Hall, 1901 Arts Club, among others. David has over 40 releases: albums, EP & singles.

David Braid - composer

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