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World Premiere of Daniel Kidane's Cradle Song in Birmingham

Oct. 18, 2023

On October 18, tenor Thando Mjandana and the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group under the baton of Vimbayi Kaziboni, premiered Daniel Kidane'sCradle Song at Elgar Hall, University of Birmingham. The composer notes:

"Named after William Blake’s poem Cradle Song, the work, at its heart, is a lullaby. The poem, which I’ve not set in its entirety, is part of Blake’s Songs of Innocence. My initial idea was to juxtapose the word innocence to reflect the tempestuous sleep that babies have and that I’ve experienced in the last year of being a father and so the work alternates between active and dulcet, replicating the ups and downs of a night."

The concert also featured the UK premiere of Kidane's Primitive Blaze for tenor saxophone, electric guitar and ensemble. Primitive Blaze was premiered in March 2022 by Present Music at the Milwaukee Art Museum's Windhover Hall.

Listen to Daniel Kidane's Be Still (2020):

Be Still/Daniel Kidane/Manchester Camerata/Pekka Kuusisto, conductor

To learn more about Daniel Kidane, visit schott-music.com.

Daniel Kidane
Cradle Song (2023)
for tenor and ensemble
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8'

Primitive Blaze (2022)
for tenor saxophone, electric guitar, and ensemble
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10'

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