Vocal Works
Review of songs by Colin Decio
"such distinctive music."
"...a very definite, individual and attractive musical voice.”
“Song-writing of that quality is a gift not given to many."
"It is fascinating to hear what aural images you create in response to the poetry."
Peter Smith (Director of the Malvern Festival)
Song-Cycles
Cotswold Songs - a cycle of seven songs for soprano and piano. Poems by John Drinkwater
"The album (Cotswold Songs CD) presents a breadth and strength not commonly found in Songs of Travel - song-cycle for tenor and piano.
Poems by John Drinkwater
Five Songs of England song-cycle for tenor and piano
Poems by Rupert Brooke, A.E. Houseman, Charles Kingsley and Edward Thomas
"His (Decio's) setting of Edward Thomas's most famous poem, Adlestrop, was particularly accomplished"
Character Songs
- song-cycle for high voice and piano Poems by John Drinkwater, Jill Nightingale, Colin Decio, Anne Smith, Peggy Decio
Character Songs are recorded on Cotswold Songs CD Four Simple Songs
- song-cycle for high voice and piano Poems by the composer
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