Symphony Voices is structured into five movements, each corresponding to a section of T. S. Eliot's poem The Waste Land and taking its title from characters within that section.
Composition History
Christopher Blake's Symphony Voices was inspired by T. S. Eliot's poem The Waste Land, a text that has resonated with the composer since his teenage years.
Composer Biography
Christopher Blake, the composer, has held leadership roles in various performing arts organizations and government departments, and is currently Chief Executive of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
Recording & Production
This recording of Symphony Voices was captured live at the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington, New Zealand, on May 6, 2016, by Radio NZ Concert.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The composer, Christopher Blake, believes that music, like poetry, is flexible, visceral, and personal, creating unique responses in each individual listener.
Performer Biography
Bramwell Tovey, the conductor, is a Grammy and Juno award-winning musician who serves as Music Director Emeritus of the Vancouver Symphony and Principal Conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra.
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