Work
The Non-Singing Seats
for violin, viola and narrator
About
A setting of Greg O'brien's poem The Non-Singing Seats which describes, with imagination and humour, an impression of the impact organist and musician Maxwell Fernie had on worshippers at St Mary’s of the Angels in Wellington.
Helen says: "The poem also found its way into Greg's two etchings inspired by the life and music of Max Fernie. Greg donated these etchings to the Lilburn House while I was resident composer there."
Commissioned note
Written when resident composer in Jack C Richards/Creative New Zealand residency (2008-2009)
Dedication note
Dedicated to Max Fernie (on his 100th birthday celebration)
Contents note
one movement
Text note
Greg O'Brien "The Non-Singing Seats" published in Moving Worlds (Leeds University) 2008