Fraser Dalziel, who sings bass in the GSA Choir, writes about his experience of rehearsing Papilionum – composed by Sarah Rimkus, with lyrics by Maria Sibylla Merian. My journey learning music and performing started when I was lucky to have the opportunity to play cornet at school, joined a [...]

Catherine Mooney, who sings alto in the GSA Choir, writes about her experience of rehearsing Papilionum – composed by Sarah Rimkus, with lyrics by Maria Sibylla Merian. 05:17 Too early to listen to the radio. No Farming Today for me, New Year’s resolution still intact! I close my eyes, maybe [...]

The harmonic journey... In my last blog, I recounted my discovery of a pioneering scientist and artist of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, Maria Sibylla Merian. From her monumental folio Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium, I excerpted five pieces of text for five miniature movements, each taken from a [...]

Maria Sibylla Merian... In my last Composeher blog, I introduced you to my thoughts and processes when it comes to selecting texts for my choral works. I am now thrilled to have the opportunity to introduce you to the impetus for my new piece for the Glasgow School of [...]

Selecting a text... I will begin to share my Composeher journey with you by saying that contemplating my work for this project presented a unique challenge for me, in the best possible way. Usually, when composers are commissioned by an ensemble, especially a choral ensemble, the group will have some [...]