Work

Programme Note

The title Anxome is a contraction of the word “manxome”, from the phrase in Lewis Carroll’s The Jabberwocky: “long time his manxome foe he sought”. The piece is descriptive of a state of mind: at times anxious and shy, but also playful and cheeky. It was premiered in The Committee’s ‘Lightshift’ concert. Andrew Uren performed it from a high balcony, behind the audience, who were in the dark.

Difficulty:

Advanced

Influences:

• Language and Literature

Dedication:

for Andrew Uren

• Andrew Uren

Performance History

	19 Nov 2004	Performed by Andrew Uren at the Kenneth Myers Centre, Auckland
		Andrew Uren
	29 Aug 2008	Performed by Andrew Uren in the University of Auckland Clocktower, in The Committee’s ‘Out of Order’ concert, Auckland