MAIORES IGNOTI (Unknown Ancestors)(1979)
Commissioned for the 10th anniversary of the Weald Choral Society, Sussex, in 1979, this work, scored for baritone soloist, speaker, chorus and orchestra, uses text from poems by Rudyard Kipling and also text by the composer. First performed by John Hancorn (baritone), David Timson (speaker), with the Weald Choral Society and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Rudolph Piernay, Crawley, Sussex, November 1979.
DURATION about 30'
(withdrawn/in MS)