From its present pathway for solo clarinet performed live by Jonathan Sage at St Mary's Cathedral Edinburgh, 8 August 2013.

Part of Dark Inventions' concert in the St Mary's Cathedral concert series at the Edinburgh Fringe.

This is one of two new pieces written for this concert to flank the Berg Four Pieces for clarinet and piano.

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Do not keep silent

Movement 1 of 'Do not keep silent' for solo piano and chamber orchestra. 

The piano remains silent for a long time as the orchestra establishes its voice. The protagonist introduces itself with an idea which has ramification for the rest of the work. Its partnership with the glockenspiel and harp as a concertino group is set up here.

Performed by Samuel Thompson (piano) with the University of York Chamber Orchestra, cond. John Stringer.

Performed live at the Jack Lyons Celebration Concert, Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, York, 26th June 2013.

Do not keep silent – 1) Do not keep silent

Sing of mercy and judgement

Movement 2 of 'Do not keep silent' for solo piano and chamber orchestra.

The basset clarinet takes a focal role here, as a set of variations spin around its central melody. The piano comments on the melodies throughout, sometimes taking a more prominent role, other times remaining as part of the ensemble. 

Performed by Samuel Thompson (piano) with the University of York Chamber Orchestra, cond. John Stringer.

Performed live at the Jack Lyons Celebration Concert, Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, York, 26th June 2013.

Do not keep silent – 2) Sing of mercy and judgement

Not silent

Movement 3 of 'Do not keep silent' for solo piano and chamber orchestra.

Starting with a moment of calm, this movement sees distinct instrumental groups vie for attention as they each give their own perspective on a melodic line and its permutations. The piano finds its place in both of these groups and acts as a mediator between them.

Performed by Samuel Thompson (piano) with the University of York Chamber Orchestra, cond. John Stringer.

Performed live at the Jack Lyons Celebration Concert, Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, York, 26th June 2013.

Do not keep silent – 3) Not silent

Out of the depths

Movement 4 of 'Do not keep silent' for solo piano and chamber orchestra.

The piano takes an unaccompanied solo role. Having taken on board everything that has been said in the preceding movement, it is able to give a fully-formed summary.

Performed by Samuel Thompson (piano) with the University of York Chamber Orchestra, cond. John Stringer.

Performed live at the Jack Lyons Celebration Concert, Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, York, 26th June 2013.

Do not keep silent – 4) Out of the depths

In the sanctuary

Movement 5 of 'Do not keep silent' for solo piano and chamber orchestra.

A very different soundworld to the previous movements gives a final opportunity for the ensemble to act as a unified force, though distinct instrumental groups are still present.

Performed by Samuel Thompson (piano) with the University of York Chamber Orchestra, cond. John Stringer.

Performed live at the Jack Lyons Celebration Concert, Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, York, 26th June 2013.

Do not keep silent – 5) In the sanctuary

Performed by Sarah Goulding on 27 May 2014.

This short piece for solo viola is at best a vulgar impersonation of the Baroque form that lends it its title. The ground bass of the opening returns throughout, but always re-ordered and fragmented, and there is no adherence to a repeated harmonic structure. This said, the idea of repetition is clearly important here, and it may be interesting to listen to the piece with the idea of a chaconne in mind.

Chaconne was written for Sarah Goulding as part of my residency at the British Music Collection.

More information at http://scheuregger.co.uk/composition/chaconne/

Chaconne for solo viola

'It was not death' for soprano and marimba.

Performed by Ana Beard Fernández (voice) and Zoë Craven (marimba) at the National Centre for Early Music, York, 1 May 2015.

It was not death

Be still for harp and marimba, performed by Zoë Craven (marimba) and Oliver Wass (harp).

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