Artemis (Movement 2 from Ellipses)
Artemis is the 2nd movement from my 12 movement work for soprano, woodwind quartet & string quartet entitled Ellipses. It is a complete setting of the poetry collection of the same name, by poet Maria McManus and features the wonderful soprano, Caroline Joy Clarke.
Celebrating the wonders of the night sky, the poems and music are dedicated to the astro-scientist Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell (b. 1943, Armagh), and to Archbishop Richard Robinson who founded the Armagh Observatory in 1790.
Lasting approximately one hour, the composition of Ellipses was made possible and supported by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the Department for Communities through the Individuals Emergency Resilience Programme. My sincere thanks to them for their generous support.
Lyrics:
Whipple
fashioned
a sun-glass for a lens
a candle box as camera
the handle of a silver spoon as plate,
and, this scout
this visitor from afar, arriving first
brought these, his offerings
á la mode, in vogue
to Artemis.
Given she
the goddess
of the moon,
the hunt,
the wilderness
consented
to a close-up –
we have
(an image/ candid /enigmatic/ full of /contradictions)
her portrait
for posterity.
Credits
Released July 20, 2021
Composed & produced by Keith Acheson
Mixed & Mastered by Keith Acheson
Cover Image courtesy of Reshot
Soprano: Caroline Joy Clarke
Words: Maria McManus
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Technical Details
Digital Track
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