Radical Songs of the Seasons – Winter
Wednesday 29th January 2025
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Winter “Has the End Begun?”
by
Amanda Johnson
for soprano, tenor & recorded sound
Text: Hattie Johnson
performed by
Frances M Lynch – Soprano
Laurence Panter – Tenor
recorded by Herbie Clarke at Conway Hall, London, 16th August 2024
In true Flower family style, this is a setting of my daughter’s words, using Winter as a metaphor for the end of the world. The song presents the devastating effects of the current environmental emergency and the cost of living crisis in the form of a duet between the voice of authority and the voice of reason. (AJ)
Winter “Has the End Begun?” is from “Seasons of Change“ (2023), a radical new song cycle
inspired by “Free Trade Songs” Eliza Flower (1803-1846)
Commissioned by ELECTRIC VOICE THEATRE
Composed by The Flower Composers
Frances M Lynch, Anna Appleby, Lilly Vadaneaux, Amanda Johnson
