A Taoist Requiem (Full Score)

'A Taoist Requiem' is a moving meditation on life death and spirituality from an Eastern perspective. Scored for a diverse ensemble including piano harp woodwinds brass strings and wordless choir/soloists the Requiem journeys through a challenging psychic landscape familiar to us all. My aim when composing this work was to stay true to the spirit of a traditional requiem while invoking the otherworldliness of Eastern mysticism. The deliberate use of tonality albeit through the lens of modal scales hopefully provides a sense of familiarity and structure. At the same time the score employs a variety of challenging textural contrasts from sparse and intimate passages to dense and layered sections and calls for expert vocal technique in the service of the emotions.