Marion Fawlk lives in Stroud, Gloucestershire. England. She is an artist and photographer but her primary expression is poetry.
Marion has a longstanding relationship with the sacred nature of words, image and light. She has given readings throughout the uK in venues that include The Teilhard Sacred Centre, London, Rochester Festival of Literature and St. James, Piccadilly, London and has shared performances with international poets Sir George Trevelyan, Laurie Lee and Jay Ramsay. Her poems are published in an anthology of sacred poetry: ‘Earth Ascending’ (edited by Jay Ramsay, published by Stride UK), and ‘Mysterium’, a full collection of her poetry, is recently published in the UK by PhotoStroud and Chrysalis Poetry (2009)
Delighting in Rainbows
Song for soprano, flute, cello, piano
by Rosemary Duxbury
setting of a poem by Marion Fawlk
DELIGHTING IN RAINBOWS
Rosemary Duxbury has set this poem by Marion Fawlk for soprano, flute, cello and piano. It received its UK premiere at the University of Leicester (performed by Julie Moffat - soprano, Marlene Fleet - piano, Sharon Kinder -cello, Alison Wright - flute) and its London premiere was at St Martin-in-the-Fields church, Trafalgar Square (performed by Nicola Jane Kemp- soprano, David Wickham - piano, Shirley Smart - cello, Alison Hayhurst -flute.)
POETRY & MUSIC & DANCE
The collaboration process was taken a step further with the composition of a new dance piece choreographed by Cathryn Ravenhall with Ginni Robbins and Shepshed High Youth dancers in 1994, which was performed at Rawlins Art Forum, Quorn, Leicestershire as part of a Charnwood Arts event: ’Into the Light’.
SCORE/FURTHER INFO
For copies of this music or more information please email music@rosemaryduxbury.com
LISTEN
Nicola Jane Kemp (soprano)
David Wickham (piano)
Shirley Smart (cello)
Alison Hayhurst (flute)
Marion Fawlk
