Roxanna Panufnik (1968- )
Roxanna
Panufnik is one of the UK's most popular and loved composers whose
works have struck a deep emotional chord with audiences everywhere.
Since studying composition at London's Royal Academy of
Music, Panufnik's since written a wide range of pieces including
opera, ballet, music theatre, choral works, chamber compositions and
music for film and television which are regularly performed all over
the world. Among her most widely given works are Westminster Mass, commissioned for Westminster Cathedral Choir on the occasion of Cardinal Hume's 75th birthday; The Music Programme,
an opera for Polish National Opera's millennium season which received
its UK premiere at the BOC Covent Garden Festival; and settings for
solo voices and orchestra of Vikram Seth's Beastly Tales
- the first of which was commissioned by the BBC for Patricia Rozario
and City of London Sinfonia. Other recent compositions include
the critically acclaimed harp concerto Powers & Dominions; Letters from Burma for oboist Douglas Boyd and the Vellinger String Quartet; Leda, a ballet for English National Ballet and Wratislavia Cantans and Abraham
- a violin concerto commissioned by Savannah Music Festival for Daniel
Hope, incorporating Christian, Islamic and Jewish music. This last work
was converted into an overture, commissioned by the World Orchestra for
Peace and premiered in Jerusalem under the baton of Valery Gergiev.
Panufnik's compositions have been recorded by many companies including
Warner Classics and EMI Classics.COMPOSITIONS Panufnik Links ~ ~ ~ Works by Genre
Virtue, mezzo-soprano and string orchestra (1992) [text: George Herbert, c.1633]
Piano Tuner, Untune Me That Tune, narrator and piano (1994) [text: Ogden Nash from "Candy is Dandy"]
Time Piece, 3 female voices, 2 male voices, guitar and cello (1995)
Around Three Corners, violin, cello and piano (1995)
Colombine Too, mezzo-soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano (1995) [also arr. for clarinet, string quartet and piano]
Inkle and Yarico, opera (1996) [from the original harpsichord score by Dr. Samuel Arnold arranged and orchestrated
w/a blend of steel pans and 18th century authenticity]
Olivia, female chorus and string quartet (1996) [based on Viola's "Make me a willow cabin"/Shakespeare's Twelfth Night]
Spring, double chorus and organ (piano; or orchestra) (1997)
Westminster Mass, treble or soprano solo, dbl chorus, 2 harps, tubular bells & string orch (or org; or harp, bells & organ) (1997)
- Deus, Deus Meus, treble (or soprano) solo and double chorus [from "Westminster Mass", 1997]
A Wind at Rooks Haven, flute (1997)
A Wind at Rooks Haven, mezzo-soprano and flute (or clarinet) (1997) [also arr. for solo flute and solo clarinet]
The Upside Down Sailor, narrator & chamber ensemble (1998) [opt. parts for amateur performers] [text: Richard Stilgoe]
Angels Sing!, chorus (or upper voices chorus) and orchestra (or piano; or keyboard) (1998)
Modlitwa (Prayer), voice and keyboard (1990/99) [text: Jerzy Pietrkiewicz] [completion of a song by Andrzej Panufnik]
- Modlitwa [arr. for string quartet or string orchestra, 2007] [from vocal work, 1990/99]
The Music Programme, chamber opera (1999)
The Sweet Spring, female chorus and piano (1999) [text: Thomas Nashe]
Mine Eye, mezzo-soprano and piano (1999) [text: Shakespeare/Sonnet 24]
Suite Memories, band (2000)
Laughing Song, double chorus (2000)
Prayer, soprano solo and double chorus (2000) [text: George Herbert]
- Prayer, brass dectet (2000) [arr. from original anthem]
Sleep, Little Jesus, Sleep, soprano solo, double chorus & organ (2000) [also arr. for sop.solo/small group, chorus & piano, 2006]
Undiscover'd Country, double chorus and violin (2000) [text: Shakespeare, on Hamlet's "to be or not to be" soliloquoy]
Private Joe (5 songs), baritone and string quartet (or string orchestra) (2000)
Powers & Dominions, concertino for harp and orchestra (2001)
Douai Missa Brevis, soprano and baritone solos and chorus (2001)
Spirit Moves, brass quintet (2001)
Remember, tenor recorder and harpsichord (2001)
The Crocodile and the Monkey, soprano, mezzo-soprano, baritone & orch (2001/02) [text: from Vikram Seth's "Beastly Tales"]
- also version for soprano (only) and orchestra
The Christmas Life, soprano and baritone solos and chorus (2002)
fff ("Fulham Festival Fanfare"), organ (2002)
The Frog and the Nightingale, soprano, mezzo-soprano, baritone and orchestra (2002) [text: from Vikram Seth's "Beastly Tales"]
Leda, ballet, chamber orchestra (2003)
Second Home, piano (2003) [arr. for string quartet, 2006]
The Unexpected Heart, baritone and piano (2003) [text: Andrew Bernard]
If I Don't Know, song cycle, soprano and piano (2003) [text: Wendy Cope]
Abraham, a concerto for Hope, violin and orchestra (2004)
- Three Paths to Peace, orchestra (2008) [orchestral prelude adapted from violin concerto "Abraham"]
Ave Maria, female chorus and organ (2004)
Letters from Burma, oboe and string quartet (2004) [based on writings of Aung San Suu Kyi]
Flight of the Bumblebee, cello & chamber orch (2005) [eccentric arr. and extension of Rimsky-Korsakoff's famous bon-bon]
All in Tune, upper voices chorus and organ, w/opt. flute, tambourine and drum (2005) [text: Christmas Carol/Anon]
A Kind of Otherness, 12 solo voices (or chorus) (2005) [text: Geoffrey Hill, and Psalm 96(95)]
The Hare and the Tortoise, soprano, mezzo-soprano, baritone and orchestra (2005) [text: from Vikram Seth's "Beastly Tales"]
Sweet Love Remember'd, alto and piano (2005) [text: Shakespeare/Sonnet 29]
Love Abide, alto and baritone solos, double chorus, organ, harp and string orchestra (2006) [text: Corinthians, and Rumi]
Homage to Händel, cello (2006)
Modlitwa, string quartet, or string orchestra (2007)
Declare the Wonders, double chorus and organ (2007) [text: from Book of Prayer and the Bible]
So strong is his love, chorus and string quintet (2007) [text: from Psalm 110]
The Spirit of the Saints, upper voices chorus and harp (2007) [text: Rumi]
Stay with Me, double chorus and organ (2007) [text: Padre Pio]
Wild Ways, double chorus and ji-nashi shakuhachi (or flute, or recorders) (2007) [text: Ikkyū Sōyun, 15th century Zen master]
Modlitwa, string quartet (or string orchestra) (2007)
Rose, violin solo, flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and harp (2007) [based on the character in St Exupéry's "Le Petit Prince"]
Matenik, orchestra (2008)
Spring in Japan, violin and string orchestra (2008) [part of "Four Seasons for Tasmin"]
A summer wish, double chorus and orchestra (or organ) (2008) [text: Christina Rosetti]
This Paradise, male chorus and string quartet (2008) [text: Canto 23 of Dante’s "Paradiso", from the Divine Comedy]
Winter's Near, tenor, horn and piano (2008) [text: Shakespeare/Sonnet 97]
That Mighty Heart, mezzo-soprano and piano (2008) [text: William Wordsworth]
Tibetan Winter, violin and string orchestra (2009) [part of "Four Seasons for Tasmin"]
All Shall be Well, double chorus and cello (2009) [text: Julian of Norwich’s "All Shall be Well"]
Schola Missa de Angelis, soprano, tenor solos, chorus and brass octet (or organ, or string orchestra) (2009)
The Audience (10 poems), narrator and string quartet (2009) [text: Wendy Cope]
The Generation of Love, song cycle (3 songs), tenor, horn and piano (2009) [a cycle of 3 Shakespeare sonnets]
Two Poems by Wendy, chorus (2010) [text: Wendy Cope]
Faint Praise, female chorus (2010) [text: Wendy Cope]
The Call, chorus and harp (or organ; or piano) (2010) [text: Advent carol setting of George Herbert]
Let me in, 12 solo voices (2010) [text: trad. Yemenis Mourner's Kaddish (Jewish prayer)][dramatic account of Jesus's childhood]
WORKS BY GENRE Panufnik Links ~ top of page ~
Dramatic/Theater
Time Piece, 3 female voices, 2 male voices, guitar and cello (1995)
Inkle and Yarico, opera (1996) [from the original harpsichord score by Dr. Samuel Arnold arranged and orchestrated
w/a blend of steel pans and 18th century authenticity]
The Upside Down Sailor, narrator & chamber ensemble (1998) [opt. parts for amateur performers] [text: Richard Stilgoe]
The Music Programme, chamber opera (1999)
Leda, ballet, chamber orchestra (2003)
Orchestra
Modlitwa (1990/99) [arr. from vocal work for string quartet or string orchestra, 2007] [completion of a song by Andrzej Panufnik]
Matenik, orchestra (2008)
Three Paths to Peace, orchestra (2008) [orchestral prelude adapted from violin concerto "Abraham"]
Band
Suite Memories, band (2000)
Soloist(s) w/Orchestra
Powers & Dominions, concertino for harp and orchestra (2001)
The Crocodile and the Monkey, soprano, mezzo-soprano, baritone & orch (2001/02) [text: from Vikram Seth's "Beastly Tales"]
- also version for soprano (only) and orchestra
The Frog and the Nightingale, soprano, mezzo-soprano, baritone and orchestra (2002) [text: from Vikram Seth's "Beastly Tales"]
Abraham, a concerto for Hope, violin and orchestra (2004)
The Hare and the Tortoise, soprano, mezzo-soprano, baritone and orchestra (2005) [text: from Vikram Seth's "Beastly Tales"]
Flight of the Bumblebee, cello & chamber orch (2005) [eccentric arr. and extension of Rimsky-Korsakoff's famous bon-bon]
Spring in Japan, violin and string orchestra (2008) [part of "Four Seasons for Tasmin"]
Tibetan Winter, violin and string orchestra (2009) [part of "Four Seasons for Tasmin"]
Four Seasons for Tasmin
- Spring in Japan, violin and string orchestra (2008)
- Indian Summer
- Tibetan Winter, violin and string orchestra (2009)
Chorus w/Orchestra
Spring, double chorus and organ (piano; or orchestra) (1997)
Westminster Mass, treble or soprano solo, dbl chorus, 2 harps, tubular bells & string orch (or org; or harp, bells & organ) (1997)
Angels Sing!, chorus (or upper voices chorus) and orchestra (or piano; or keyboard) (1998)
Love Abide, alto and baritone solos, double chorus, organ, harp and string orchestra (2006) [text: Corinthians, and Rumi]
A summer wish, double chorus and orchestra (or organ) (2008) [text: Christina Rosetti]
Schola Missa de Angelis, soprano, tenor solos, chorus and brass octet (or organ, or string orchestra) (2009)
Choral
Olivia, female chorus and string quartet (1996) [based on Viola's "Make me a willow cabin"/Shakespeare's Twelfth Night]
Spring, double chorus and organ (piano; or orchestra) (1997)
Westminster Mass, treble or soprano solo, dbl chorus, 2 harps, tubular bells & string orch (or org; or harp, bells & organ) (1997)
- Deus, Deus Meus, treble (or soprano) solo and double chorus [from "Westminster Mass", 1997]
Angels Sing!, chorus (or upper voices chorus) and orchestra (or piano; or keyboard) (1998)
The Sweet Spring, female chorus and piano (1999) [text: Thomas Nashe]
Laughing Song, double chorus (2000)
Prayer, soprano solo and double chorus (2000) [text: George Herbert]
Sleep, Little Jesus, Sleep, soprano solo, double chorus & organ (2000) [also arr. for sop.solo/small group, chorus & piano, 2006]
Undiscover'd Country, double chorus and violin (2000) [text: Shakespeare, on Hamlet's "to be or not to be" soliloquoy]
Douai Missa Brevis, soprano and baritone solos and chorus (2001)
The Christmas Life, soprano and baritone solos and chorus (2002)
Ave Maria, female chorus and organ (2004)
All in Tune, upper voices chorus and organ, w/opt. flute, tambourine and drum (2005) [text: Christmas Carol/Anon]
A Kind of Otherness, 12 solo voices (or chorus) (2005) [text: Geoffrey Hill, and Psalm 96(95)]
Declare the Wonders, double chorus and organ (2007) [text: from Book of Prayer and the Bible]
So strong is his love, chorus and string quintet (2007) [text: from Psalm 110]
The Spirit of the Saints, upper voices chorus and harp (2007) [text: Rumi]
Stay with Me, double chorus and organ (2007) [text: Padre Pio]
Wild Ways, double chorus and ji-nashi shakuhachi (or flute, or recorders) (2007) [text: Ikkyū Sōyun, 15th century Zen master]
A summer wish, double chorus and orchestra (or organ) (2008) [text: Christina Rosetti]
This Paradise, male chorus and string quartet (2008) [text: Canto 23 of Dante’s "Paradiso", from the Divine Comedy]
All Shall be Well, double chorus and cello (2009) [text: Julian of Norwich’s "All Shall be Well"]
Schola Missa de Angelis, soprano, tenor solos, chorus and brass octet (or organ, or string orchestra) (2009)
Two Poems by Wendy, chorus (2010) [text: Wendy Cope]
- the homeless hammer
- Some Rules
Chamber
Around Three Corners, violin, cello and piano (1995)
Olivia, string quartet, w/opt. chorus (1996) [based on Viola's "Make me a willow cabin"/Shakespeare's Twelfth Night]
The Upside Down Sailor, narrator & chamber ensemble (1998) [opt. parts for amateur performers] [text: Richard Stilgoe]
Modlitwa (1990/99) [arr. from vocal work for string quartet or string orchestra, 2007] [completion of a song by Andrzej Panufnik]
Prayer, brass dectet (2000) [arr. from original anthem]
Spirit Moves, brass quintet (2001)
Second Home, piano (2003) [arr. for string quartet, 2006]
Letters from Burma, oboe and string quartet (2004) [based on writings of Aung San Suu Kyi]
Rose, violin solo, flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and harp (2007) [based on the character in St Exupéry's "Le Petit Prince"]
This Paradise, string quartet, w/opt. male chorus (2008) [text: Canto 23 of Dante’s "Paradiso", from the Divine Comedy]
The Audience (10 poems), narrator and string quartet (2009) [text: Wendy Cope]
Solo Instrument
A Wind at Rooks Haven, flute (1997)
Remember, tenor recorder and harpsichord (2001) [also arr. for violin and piano?]
Homage to Händel, cello (2006)
Piano/Organ
fff ("Fulham Festival Fanfare"), organ (2002)
Second Home, piano (2003) [arr. for string quartet, 2006]
Vocal
Virtue, mezzo-soprano and string orchestra (1992) [text: George Herbert, c.1633]
Piano Tuner, Untune Me That Tune, narrator and piano (1994) [text: Ogden Nash from "Candy is Dandy"]
Colombine Too, mezzo-soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano (1995) [also arr. for clarinet, string quartet and piano]
A Wind at Rooks Haven, mezzo-soprano and flute (or clarinet) (1997) [also arr. for solo flute and solo clarinet]
The Upside Down Sailor, narrator and chamber ensemble (1998)
Modlitwa (Prayer), voice and keyboard (1990/99) [text: Jerzy Pietrkiewicz] [completion of a song by Andrzej Panufnik]
- [arr. for string quartet or string orchestra, 2007]
Mine Eye, mezzo-soprano and piano (1999) [text: Shakespeare/Sonnet 24]
Private Joe (5 songs), baritone and string quartet (or string orchestra) (2000)
- Letter 1 - Private Joe Wood
- And when I Die (traditional)
- The Letter - Wilfred Owen
- From Albert to Bapaume - Alec Waugh
- Letter 2 - Private Joe Wood
The Crocodile and the Monkey, soprano, mezzo-soprano, baritone & orch (2001/02) [text: from Vikram Seth's "Beastly Tales"]
- also version for soprano (only) and orchestra
The Frog and the Nightingale, soprano, mezzo-soprano, baritone and orchestra (2002) [text: from Vikram Seth's "Beastly Tales"]
The Unexpected Heart, baritone and piano (2003) [text: Andrew Bernard]
If I Don't Know, song cycle (7 songs), soprano and piano (2003) [text: Wendy Cope]
- After the Lunch
- Being Boring
- Bloody Men
- If I Don’t Know
- An Unusual Cat-poem
- By The Round Pond
- The Uncertainty of the Poet
The Hare and the Tortoise, soprano, mezzo-soprano, baritone and orchestra (2005) [text: from Vikram Seth's "Beastly Tales"]
Sweet Love Remember'd, alto and piano (2005) [text: Shakespeare/Sonnet 29]
Winter's Near, tenor, horn and piano (2008) [text: Shakespeare/Sonnet 97]
That Mighty Heart, mezzo-soprano and piano (2008) [text: William Wordsworth]
The Audience (10 poems), narrator and string quartet (2009) [text: Wendy Cope]
- Prologue
- The Appreciative Listener
- The Critic
- The Amateur Conductor
- The Traditionalist
- The Radical
- The Widow
- First Date She
- First Date He
- The Drinker
- The Cougher
The Generation of Love, song cycle (3 songs), tenor, horn and piano (2009) [text: 3 Shakespeare sonnets]
- Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
- Interlude I: Hot blood, hot thoughts, and hot deeds?
- Nothing like the sun
- Interlude II: A woman scorned
- Winter’s near
Incidental/Film
Disastrously Beautiful, documentary film score (????)
BBC2’s "Summer Dance" [opening and closing credits]
PANUFNIK LINKS Works by Genre ~ top of page ~
"I Had No Religious Upbringing At All" (Michael White, CatholicHerald)
Composer's website . . . contact Roxanna Panufnik: here
Roxanna Panufnik @ Wikipedia
Roxanna Panufnik @ Al Bustin Festival
Roxanna Panufnik @ Classical Archives
Roxanna Panufnik @ Classical Composers Database
Roxanna Panufnik @ ClassicsToday (via google)
Roxanna Panufnik @ composition:today
Roxanna Panufnik @ Dilettante Music
Roxanna Panufnik @ Facebook
Roxanna Panufnik @ Genesis Foundation
Roxanna Panufnik @ InstantEncore
Roxanna Panufnik @ Lech Napierała
Roxanna Panufnik @ Modern Classical
Roxanna Panufnik @ MusicWeb International
Roxanna Panufnik @ NMC
Roxanna Panufnik @ Orchestra of the Swan also here
Roxanna Panufnik @ Shedworking
Roxanna Panufnik @ Women in Music Festival/Eastman School of Music
Publisher
Roxanna Panufnik @ Edition Peters
Roxanna Panufnik @ Chester Novello
Roxanna Panufnik @ Faber Music
Roxanna Panufnik @ Universal Edition
Streaming Audio
Roxanna Panufnik @ Composer's website
Roxanna Panufnik @ Classical Archives
Roxanna Panufnik @ last.fm
Roxanna Panufnik @ Rhapsody
Recordings
Roxanna Panufnik @ Composer's website
Roxanna Panufnik @ ArkivMusic
Roxanna Panufnik @ ClassicsOnline
Video
Roxanna Panufnik @ YouTube
Roxanna Panufnik @ Google Video
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