Oliver Searle: Toward (Score and Parts) [download]

Instrumentation:

Cello

Piano

Duration: ca.4 minutes

“This is dedicated to John Maxwell Geddes, who passed away in September 2017, and who used to take a group of composers (of which I was one), to Castle Toward, on a retreat for weekends. I always think of it as a magical place and time; we improvised a ‘Lamont Lament’ one evening at the ruins of the old castle Toward and I thought that one day I might like to write something to commemorate these occasions and say ‘thank you’ to John, who has been my teacher, mentor and friend.”

Composed for Ancuta Nite-Doyle and Quintin Doyle