Year: 2018
Instrumentation: Solo Guitar
Duration: 11″
Performance History: Commissioned by Welsh guitarist Chris Roberts, premiered July 2019 and toured around the UK & Ireland in Autumn 2019. Available on Chris’ solo album, Adra. Adra is available to order from Tŷ Cerdd.
About: Hiraeth am nefoedd is a response to Welsh Harp music found in the Robert ap Huw Manuscript, and uses the melodic and harmonic material of these pieces, employing structural references to the binary form they are founded on. This commission is part of an ongoing project by Chris concerning the preservation, understanding and transcribing of Welsh Harp music. More information on this can be found at Chris’ blog.
Navigate Solo Works
Music for Chairs
Building the Tower
Ceaselessly into
the Past
When Aslan shakes
his mane
Shards on a Beach
Hiraeth am nefoedd
The Testimony of John Paton
On a Stone Pillow, Jacob dreamt of Salvation
Testimony
Eyewitnesses of His Majesty
Buzzards
Kibroth Hattaavah