The storm is here and i shall stay…
‘We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch - we are going back from whence we came.’
Kantos delves into the might and majesty of the deep blue sea, exploring its depths, unravelling its mysteries and succumbing to its power.
We share traditional stories from the high waters with folksong and sea shanties as well as tragic tales of coastal communities where lives are lost at sea. The concert features George Herbert playing Benjamin Britten’s Four Sea Interludes, transcribed for organ by Anna Lapwood, and interspersed with Kristina Arakelyan’s Seascapes for choir.
The Music
Improvisation - Soundscape
Simon Jackson - Never Weather-Beaten Sail (Trilo)
Scottish Trad. arr. Desmond Earley - Skye Boat Song
English Trad. arr. Daryl Runswick - Dance to thy daddy
Peter Maxwell Davies arr. Robert Gower - Farewell to Stromness
Scottish Trad. arr. Jesse Beulke - Water is Wide
English Trad. arr. Daryl Runswick - Bobby Shaftoe
Jaakko Mäntyjärvi - Canticum Calamitatis Maritimae
Benjamin Britten trans. Anna Lapwood - Four Sea Interludes
Kristina Arakelyan - Seascapes
Guest artists
George Herbert - Organ