The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
I. There was a ship
II. Red as a rose
III. I shot the albatross
IV. Becalmed
V. The Nightmare Life-in-Death
VI. The Curse
VII. A spring of love
VIII. The Mariners
IX. I shot the albatross II
X. The lighthouse top
XI. Vespers
XII. The sky and the sea
Commissioned by Opus Anglicanum, a setting of excerpts from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, to accompany a reading of the poem by broadcaster, Zeb Soanes. The work has received several performances around the UK since its premiere. Recorded on the Opus Anglicanum CD, The Great And Wide Sea.
BUY CD
Published by Composers Edition
5 male voices: counter tenor, 2 tenors, baritone, bass.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner - premiere
Mercers' Hall, Ironmonger Lane, London EC2V 8HE 🇬🇧
Opus Anglicanum