Thanks for listening and reading in such detail, Ann. I really appreciate your comments. I’ve written a lot for children’s choirs and nothing compares to the sight and sound of young people singing together. I’m so glad you enjoyed them too.
Thank you for your kind comments, Whitney. I’m pleased that the music conveyed these feelings. The trees are certainly an inspiring, as they were for your wonderful post about the redwoods.
Thank you, Tom. I’m glad you enjoyed my music. And thank you for the link to Elif reading that excerpt from The Island of Missing Trees. I love that book, so it’s very interesting that you made that connection. I especially liked that in the book she spoke through the fig tree. I often write of nature in the first person as it seems totally appropriate that it has a voice of its own.
Yes, Elif uses the same "first person technigue"; the fig tree as narrator in this case. By the way - I recommend you my short review of the novel (you can find it below the videocast).
I love this, Glyn. I'm currently reading The Overstory by Richard Powers, and this piece feels like it belongs alongside the chapters in that book about redwoods. Beautiful.
Thank you, Matt. The Overstory is such a brilliant book and one of the inspirations that led me to write this series of works based on my relationship to trees. For you to imagine this piece among its pages is very affirming and means a lot to me. 🙏
Giants breathing in unison—what an image! I love all the layers of this project, Glyn, especially the children’s voices singing for the Centurion.
Thanks for listening and reading in such detail, Ann. I really appreciate your comments. I’ve written a lot for children’s choirs and nothing compares to the sight and sound of young people singing together. I’m so glad you enjoyed them too.
This was such a beautiful piece of music - wonderfully soothing and suited to those trees. ♡
Thank you for your kind comments, Whitney. I’m pleased that the music conveyed these feelings. The trees are certainly an inspiring, as they were for your wonderful post about the redwoods.
Thanks Glyn for this beautiful music. I associate your project with the novel of Elif Shafak https://elifshafak.substack.com/p/story-time-tree-time-and-human-time.
Thank you, Tom. I’m glad you enjoyed my music. And thank you for the link to Elif reading that excerpt from The Island of Missing Trees. I love that book, so it’s very interesting that you made that connection. I especially liked that in the book she spoke through the fig tree. I often write of nature in the first person as it seems totally appropriate that it has a voice of its own.
Yes, Elif uses the same "first person technigue"; the fig tree as narrator in this case. By the way - I recommend you my short review of the novel (you can find it below the videocast).
I enjoyed reading your review, Tom. It reminded me of those aspects of the book that made it so unique and memorable when I first read it. Thank you.
Beautiful, Glyn
Wow. I am overjoyed at you sharing this!!
I’m so glad, Robin! I thought by your Note and comments about the redwoods you might appreciate it.
I love this, Glyn. I'm currently reading The Overstory by Richard Powers, and this piece feels like it belongs alongside the chapters in that book about redwoods. Beautiful.
Thank you, Matt. The Overstory is such a brilliant book and one of the inspirations that led me to write this series of works based on my relationship to trees. For you to imagine this piece among its pages is very affirming and means a lot to me. 🙏