Life Story

soprano and chamber ensemble of 3 players

Year

1993

Duration

00:09:00

Category

Soprano and Ensemble

Languages

English

Instrumentation

2 bcl.db

Text and credits

Tennessee Williams

Commission

Written for The Composers Ensemble

Programme notes

This setting was made in April 1993 for the Mary Wiegold song-book. It reflects all the double-edges of the poem: comic and tragic, relaxed and formal, seedy and tender, with a toe-stubbing punchline.

Availability

Score and parts on special sale from the Hire Library

Scores and publication

Upcoming performances

No performances found.

Previous performances

2 February 2019 — La Mama Courthouse (Carlton, VIC, Australia) — Australia — Composer
31 January 2019 — La Mama Courthouse (Carlton, VIC, Australia) — Australia — Composer
13 October 2017 — Benaroya Hall (Seattle, WA, USA) — USA — Composer
24 July 2017 — Seiji Ozawa Hall (Lenox, MA, USA) — USA — Composer
22 April 2017 — Bard College (Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, USA) — USA — Composer
18 November 2016 — Zipper Concert Hall at the Colburn School (Los Angeles, CA, USA) — USA — Composer
27 March 2015 — The Boston Conservatory (Boston, MA, USA) — USA — Composer
27 February 2015 — CBSO Centre (Birmingham, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
24 February 2015 — Wigmore Hall (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
24 February 2015 — BBC Radio 3 (United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
11 November 2014 — Old Fruitmarket (Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
5 July 2013 — Église Réformée du Bouclier (Strasbourg, Alsace, France) — France — Composer
11 April 2013 — Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre (Melbourne, VIC, Australia) — Australia — Composer, Pianist, Conductor
1 April 2010 — University of Rochester (Rochester, NY, USA) — USA — Composer
27 February 2010 — Teatro Camploy (Verona, Veneto, Italy) — Italy — Composer
9 December 2008 — Greenfield Hall, Manhattan School of Music (New York City, NY, USA) — USA — Composer
28 May 2008 — No Venue (Copenhagen, Denmark) — Denmark — Composer
1 October 2007 — Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, Royal College of Music (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
7 September 2007 — WDR 3 (Germany) — Germany — Composer
20 August 2007 — Royal Albert Hall (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
23 May 2007 — No Venue (Budapest, Hungary) — Hungary — Composer
20 January 2007 — No Venue (Piteå, Sweden) — Sweden — Composer
6 June 2006 — No Venue (Copenhagen, Denmark) — Denmark — Composer
6 June 2006 — WDR 3 (Germany) — Germany — Composer
11 May 2006 — No Venue (Madrid, Spain) — Spain — Composer
11 November 2005 — Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY, USA) — USA — Composer
11 June 2005 — Aldeburgh Parish Church (Aldeburgh, Suffolk, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
24 October 2004 — No Venue (Sweden) — Sweden — Composer
19 April 2002 — Arnold Schönberg Center (Vienna, Austria) — Austria — Composer
21 February 2002 — Durham University (Durham, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
17 May 2001 — No Venue (Cambridge, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
27 January 2001 — Joyce Theater (New York City, NY, USA) — USA — Composer
26 January 2001 — Joyce Theater (New York City, NY, USA) — USA — Composer
23 January 2001 — Joyce Theater (New York City, NY, USA) — USA — Composer
9 October 2000 — Southern Methodist University (Dallas, TX, USA) — USA — Composer
16 August 2000 — No Venue (Aspen, CO, USA) — USA — Composer
19 March 2000 — Royal Northern College of Music (Manchester, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
28 January 2000 — Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
24 November 1999 — No Venue (Amsterdam, Netherlands) — Netherlands — Composer
2 October 1999 — Miller Theater, Columbia University (New York City, NY, USA) — USA — Composer
11 July 1999 — Hoxton Hall (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
11 March 1999 — ARC (Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
9 March 1999 — Temppeliaukio Church (Helsinki, Finland) — Finland — Composer
6 March 1999 — No Venue (Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
5 March 1999 — No Venue (Hastings, East Sussex, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
4 March 1999 — West Road Concert Hall (Cambridge, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
3 March 1999 — The Anvil (Basingstoke, Hampshire, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
28 February 1999 — Purcell Room, Southbank Centre (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
12 January 1999 — Knitting Factory (New York City, NY, USA) — USA — Composer
10 January 1999 — Knitting Factory (New York City, NY, USA) — USA — Composer
28 July 1998 — No Venue (Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany) — Germany — Composer
7 February 1998 — Liverpool Philharmonic Hall (Liverpool, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
6 July 1997 — No Venue (Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
1 June 1997 — Palais Podewils (Berlin, Germany) — Germany — Composer
14 July 1996 — No Venue (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
3 November 1995 — No Venue (Tirana, Albania) — Albania — Composer
10 August 1994 — No Venue (Dartington, Devon, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
4 July 1994 — Pittville Pump Room (Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
4 July 1994 — BBC (United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
10 January 1994 — St John's Smith Square (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
16 October 1993 — West Road Concert Hall (Cambridge, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer

Recordings

Life Story — 2026 — Orchid Classics
Life Story — 2025 — ABC Classics
Life Story — 2023 — Naive
America: A Prophecy — 2004 — EMI Classics (D152069)
Catch; Darknesse Visible; Five Eliot Landscapes; Life Story; Still Sorrowing; Traced Overhead; Under Hamelin Hill — 2001 — EMI Classics

All recordings of this composition