Songs of Desire

Notes

Written for Patricia Rozario. World premiere of song 1: 4^th January 1999, Patricia Rozario and Mark Troop at the Bhabha Auditorium, Bombay. UK premiere of song 1: 6^th March 1999, by the same artists, at The Warehouse, London.

First performance of complete cycle: 25^th July 2006, Sally Silver (sop), Jeremy Silver (pf). The Great Hall, Dartington as part of the Dartington International Festival.

Words:

1. ‘My desires are many’;
2. ‘I am here to sing Thee songs’;
3. ‘I have had my invitation’.

From Gitanjali by Tagore.