WALLEN
Hunger for Large Ensemble Score

Hunger for Large Ensemble Score
ZI G · L ONDO N · NE W YOR K
Flute/Piccolo
Oboe
Bass Clarinet
Bassoon
2 Horns
Trumpet
Trombone
Percussion
3 Violins
3 Violas
2 Violoncellos
2 Double Basses
Duration: c. 25 minutes
This score is a facsimile of the composer’s manuscript and reflects a state of corrections as of February 2003.
Commissioned by the Continuum Ensemble in memoriam Rory Allam
First performed by the Continuum Ensemble conducted by Philip Headlam at Regent Hall, London in April 1996
Errollyn Wallen (b. 1958) has been Composer-in-Residence at Dartington International Music Festival, Huddersfield Festival and Trinity College of Music, and Visiting Composer-in-Residence at Birmingham Conservatoire. Wallen received an MBE in 2007 and a CBE in 2020 for services to music. Works include: English Folk Songs: From Eleanor to Sweet William (text by Wesley Stace) for Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; a Cello Concerto and the Concerto Grosso commissioned by Orchestra of the Swan; the Spirit Symphony, commissioned by the BBC (winner of the BBC Radio 3 Listeners/British Composer Award, 2005); and The Errollyn Wallen Songbook, comprising twelve songs for voice and piano.
Errollyn Wallen (*1958) war Composer-in-Residence beim Dartington International Music Festival, beim Huddersfield Festival und am Londoner Trinity College of Music sowie Visiting Composer-in-Residence am Birmingham Conservatoire. 2007 wurde ihr für ihre Verdienste um die Musik der britische Orden eines MBE verlie-hen, 2020 der eines CBE. Zu ihren Werken zählen: English Folk Songs: From Eleanor to Sweet William (Text: Wesley Stace) für die Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, ein Cellokonzert und das Concerto Grosso als Auftragswerke für das Orchestra of the Swan, die Spirit Symphony für die BBC (Sieger beim Hörerpreis von BBC Radio 3/British Composer Award 2005) sowie das Errollyn Wallen Songbook mit zwölf Liedern für Gesang und Klavier.