Work
A Modern Ecstasy
for mezzo-soprano, baritone, and orchestra
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About
This orchestral work with mezzo-soprano and baritone soloists was commissioned anonymously for the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and is inspired by "Macbeth" Act IV Sc III. The text is by Patrick McGuire and the work is in seven movements.
Commissioned note
Commissioned anonymously
Text note
Text: Patrick Maguire
Performance history
Performed by the CSR Symphony Orchestra conducted by Richard Bernas with soloists Nigel Leeson-Williams (baritone) and Patricia Boylan (soprano)