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The Annunciation op.287 (August 1979)
Ballet in one act
Commissioned by: London Contemporary Dance TheatreInstrumentation: 6va 6vc cb 1pc timp pno
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Duration: 22 mins
First Performance: LCDT, Jerusalem, August 1979
Notes
Choreographed and directed by Robert North with music adapted and edited from the score for 'Stronger than the Sun' (see op.254),Performances
Reviews
...a moving and impressive interpretation of the life of Christ, to a haunting score by Howard Blake, in which Patrick Harding-Irmer, crucified, recalls Grunewald's altar-piece..
Sunday Telegraph, 2/12/1979
Cathy Lewis as a poignant Mary and Patrick Harding-Irmer as Christ headed an outstanding cast. Howard Blake's sonorous score also triumphed.
Ian Woodward, Evening Standard, 29/11/1979
Related Works
'STRONGER THAN THE SUN'
op.254
(October 1977)
The score for the TV film written by Stephen Poliakoff
The score for the TV film written by Stephen Poliakoff
'STABAT MATER (for soloists, chorus and orchestra)'
op.521
(May 2001)
A dramatic oratorio, later revised and retitled 'The Passion of Mary' (see op. 577)
A dramatic oratorio, later revised and retitled 'The Passion of Mary' (see op. 577)