We Are The Lucky Ones
Opera: a song and dance about life and death. The life story of the special generation born in the 1940s in Europe. Text by Nina Segal and Ted Huffman, music by Philip Venables.
Hyaline
A 6-minute fast piece for symphony orchestra by Philip Venables
Arc
A 10-minute piece for symphony orchestra by Philip Venables
Metamorphosen after Britten
Four miniatures after Britten for solo oboe, solo clarinet, solo saxophone or solo bassoon by Philip Venables.
A Photograph
a 7-minute dramatic song for voice (range C# to G), clarinet, harp and bass, inventing a story of estrangement about an unknown woman, based on an old black and white photograph. Text by Cordelia Lynn, music by Philip Venables.
Naomo Pinnetuo
a 2-minute, fast and virtuosic piece for solo violin by Philip Venables.
Fight Music
a 5-minute fast piece for ensemble of eight players (or reduced version for six players) by Philip Venables.
K
A quiet and reflective prelude to W. A. Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet in A, K581.
Alice
a 4-minute dramatic song for tenor voice (range F# to A) and piano, including some spoken text, about a gay man visiting his Grandmother in hospital. Text by Ted Huffman after interviews with Danny Shelvey, music by Philip Venables.
