Detlev Bork, guitarist
The world celebrates the 100th anniversary of the incomparable Benjamin Britten on November 22, 2013. In honor of the event Gyre is pleased to announce the release of A Heavy Sleep. The work is a 4:30 fantasy commissioned by and written for German guitarist Detlev Bork by Frank Wallace. The world premiere was given November 9, 2013 by Detlev at Kammermusiksaal der Musik- und Singschule Heidelberg, Germany. The title and motivic content of the piece were derived from Britten’s monumental work Nocturnal from 1963.
Go to product page to read more and purchase a PDF or Deluxe Edition of A Heavy Sleep. Read more about events for the Anniversary on Twitter.
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