Colin Decio Composer

Vocal Works

'A very definite, individual and attractive musical voice. Song writing of that quality is a gift not given to many.'

- Peter Smith Director Malvern Festival

Cotswold Songs

A song-cycle of seven songs for high voice and piano set to the beautiful pastoral poetry of Dymock poet John Drinkwater.

  1. Old Crow
  2. May Garden
  3. Day
  4. The Lechers - excerpt (mp3)
  5. Plough
  6. Cotswold Love
  7. Venus in Arden

Character Songs

A song-cycle of five songs for high voice and piano. Various poets - Anne Smith, Colin Decio, Jill Nightingale, Peggy Decio, John Drinkwater.

  1. Wearing a Happy Hat
  2. The Spinning Wheel
  3. Unlucky One-eyed Jack and the Seventeen Eyeballs
  4. I Wandered Along by the Waterside
  5. Elizabeth Anne

A Sabbath Day

A song-cycle of five songs for mezzo-soprano and classical guitar set to the poetry of John Drinkwater.

  1. Morning
  2. Full Day
  3. Dusk
  4. Evensong
  5. Night

Songs of Travel

A song-cycle of five songs for tenor voice and piano set to the poetry of John Drinkwater.

  1. The Vagabond
  2. Old Man Tatterman
  3. Mambles
  4. Two Ships
  5. Old Toll-House

Four Songs of Death

A song-cycle of four songs on the subject of death set for tenor voice and piano. Poems by Rupert Brooke, E.A. Houseman and Charles Kingsley.

  1. The Soldier
  2. Blue Evening
  3. Grenadier
  4. The Three Fishers

Six Songs of Mystery

A song-cycle of six songs for high voice and piano.
Poems by Colin Decio.

  1. Lamentation - excerpt (mp3)
  2. Blind Fishes
  3. A Prayer
  4. Mystery
  5. The Meeting
  6. Echoes
Of a Rose

A setting of Medieval Nativity text for mezzo-soprano, flute, clarinet, cello, piano and handbells - in three movements, duration 25mins.

Choir Works

The Steps of Evermore

A setting of text by the composer for SATB chorus and full orchestra -
'in memory of John Yarnley' - duration 20mins.

The Lord's Prayer

A setting of the Lord's Prayer for male voice choir and piano.

Mass

A setting of the mass in three different versions -

  • SATB, harpsichord, strings and percussion
  • Female voices and piano
  • Trebles, SATB and organ

The Witches Spell

A fun work ideal for Halloween. It tells the story of a dreadful Goblin conjured from the pot by two awful witches.

Available for -

  • Two matching voices and piano - excerpt (mp3)
  • Primary School choir and piano
  • SATB choir and piano
  • Male voice choir and piano

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