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"
Five Character Songs
- song-cycle for high voice and piano Poems by John Drinkwater, Jill Nightingale, Colin Decio, Anne Smith, Peggy Decio
Four Simple Songs
- song-cycle for high voice and piano Poems by the composer
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Single SongsThe Headless Bird - high voice and piano
poem by Nikki McBeth Flowers - high voice and piano poem by D.H. Lawrence Ensemble WorksLuto Gratulante
- setting of a Medieval poem about 'Rejoicing in the Mire' for two sopranos and one contralto (a capella) Of a Rose - setting medieval text - for mezzo-soprano, hand bells, piano, flute, clarinet in Bb and cello Laudamus Te - duration 15 mins - for treble chorus, two treble soloists, harp and hand bells (two players) I - Kyrie II - Christe III - Gloria IV - The Lord's Prayer V - Sanctus VI - Benedictus VII - Agnus Dei "Here I Lie" - a comic song for four solo voices SATB a capella "Here Lie I and my four daughters killed by drinking Cheltenham's waters..." The Lamentation of Jeremiah - text Old Testament
for SATB choir and piano, duration 10 mins The Dry-Boned Saint - 13th century text for SATB choir and piano, duration 4:47 mins Wenceslas - trad.
for soprano, mezzo-soprano, kinnor harp and crotales Prose has a logic. Poetry has a mystery" - Osho |