Joshua Brown

On the Stork Tower

On the Stork Tower was composed 2016 for Ad Solem, conducted by Rory Johnston.

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Commissioned by the Confucius Institute of Manchester for their 10th anniversary celebration, On the Stork Tower is a poem from the Tang dynasty. It was written by Wang Zhihuan about Guanque tower on the Yellow River, and the translation is by Xu Yuanchong.

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This setting explores the potential for combining two contrasting Confucian musical types, Su Yueh and Ya Yueh to create a meditative textural stasis in which each can complement the other.

​Premiere - Whitworth Hall, Manchester, November 2016

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Further performances:

• Ad Solem conducted by Robert Guy, Hong Kong, January 2024

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​Duration: 4 minutes

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SATB Choir​​​​​​​​​