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Work Details

Year of composition:	2011
Scored for:	for narrator, clarinet and piano
Composer:	Luke Bedford
Text Source:	Satoshi Kitamura: "Igor, the bird who couldn´t sing"
Text Author:	Satoshi Kitamura
Original Language:	Englisch
Commissioned by:	Commissioned by Wigmore Hall

Purchase information:	Selected editions are available on sale on request.
Licensing:	Licensing Request

World Première

Location:	Wigmore Hall London / Great Britain
Date:	07.05.2011
Main Soloists:	Michael Collins, cl; Michael McHale, pno; Narrator: Polly Ives