Open-Air: Four Seasons in Landscapes by Ivon Hitchens (2012)
Oboe (doubling English Horn) and Violin
Total duration ca. 12'
Four-movement work, four interludes
I. Early Winter Walk
- Wind I -
II. Boathouse, Early Morning
- Wind II -
III. Poppies in June
- Wind III -
IV. Terwick Mill
- Wind IV -
Premiered in March 2012
in Nashville, TN
by Lindsey Reymore and Caroline Hart
Listen to a recording of all eight movements of this work on a Soundcloud playlist
Audio clips performed by members of the Lindsey Reymore and Caroline Hart
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Peter Dayton Music (ASCAP) for: $15.00
Inspired by the paintings of British landscape artist Ivon Hitchens, this duet unfolds over the course of four movements, each inspired by a painting of a different season, and each followed by an interlude (and finally a postlude) called Winds, indicating a change of seasons. This piece came together partially as the result of a collaborative project with the Royal Academy of Music. It is dedicated to the participants in this project: Shelby Flowers, David Gorton, Caroline Hart, Midori Komachi, Carly Lake, Chris Redgate, Lindsey Reymore, Michael Alec Rose, Peter Sheppard-Skærved, Michael Slayton, Ruta Vitkauskaite, and Agatha Yim. The friendship I have sustained with the son of Ivon Hitchens, John, began with this work, a friendship that has gone on to inspire large scale works including From Sombre Lands and Grounds.