1. Marie for shame
which comes from the Ronsard poem as translated by my father:
Marie for shame you keep your bed too long.... The poem is one of those typical "gather ye rosebuds while ye may" conceits so beloved of the renaissance era.
2. Nocturne
(assuming that Marie nevertheless stayed in her bed till sundown!) is an extravaganza of early twentieth century song harmonies - (This is my personal "death by chocolate" composition - compare "Lay a Garland" by Pearsall and Barber`s "Adagio" if you desire to swim and swoon in yet more chocolate!)
3. Camp David
is a jolly and rather camp skit on the traditional Yiddish song "Ich bin a meidel in de joren"
4. Blue Boar Blue"
is based on a quasi-blues song I wrote based on Mark Haviland`s poem of the same name
"Today was a summery Saturday
a day for reading Rabelais
a day to laze your cares away
today has been a symphony in green
a menthol flavoured dream...
But the dream was made for two
and the number two is you...."

This new, more realistic and exciting performance of the whole quintet was created using the Synful orchestra

If you would like to hear each movement separately, they are available here

The score and parts are available at MyScoreStore