Peter Maxwell Davies: Seven Summer Songs

Peter Maxwell Davies. A superb cycle of 7 songs depicting the hero/heroine's stay on Grandma's farm somewhere in the Orkneys one summer. The songs tell of the farm chores, nature and ghosts and are arranged for unison voices, piano, recorders and pitched or unpitched percussion. The songs can be used individually to link in with topic work or performed as an attractive concert item. 18 mins.