Stephen Dodgson: The Distances Between, Songs, Vol. 2

Featuring

Ailish Tynan
Marcus Farnsworth
Christopher Glynn
Katie Bray
Ian Wilson
Mark Eden

Stephen Dodgson

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Performer Biography

Ailish Tynan, an Irish soprano, won the 2003 Rosenblatt Recital Song Prize at BBC Cardiff Singer of the World and was a BBC New Generation Artist.

Composer Biography

Stephen Dodgson composed three sets of 'Bush Ballads' between 1974 and 2003, based on texts by Australian poets.

Performer Biography

Christopher Glynn, a Grammy award-winning pianist and accompanist, is also the Artistic Director of the Ryedale Festival, programming around 60 events annually.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Stephen Dodgson's music, while often invoking an 'Englishness,' also shows influences from French chansons, particularly the phraseology of Fauré, Duparc, or Massenet.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Stephen Dodgson's choice of poetry for his songs almost always reflected his current mood or situation, with the words and vocal line being paramount.

Compositional Technique

In Stephen Dodgson's songs, the melodic line is almost always drawn from diatonic roots, with chromatic movement and dissonance often reserved for the accompaniment and inner parts.

Composer Biography

Stephen Dodgson, known for his instrumental music and collaborations with guitarist John Williams, also had an extensive output of songs and solo piano music.