Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Psappha Ensemble:
Conrad Marshall - flute
Benjamin Powell - piano
Tim Williams - percussion
Jennifer Langridge - cello
This performance was recorded live at Hallé St Peter's in Manchester (UK) on 12th May 2022. To view the 4K version we recommend you use Google Chrome or the Firefox browser.
Learn more about Psappha: psappha.com
Film Production
Cameras - Handel Productions
Audio & Mastering - Rob Kelledy
Film produced and edited by Tim Williams
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Bethan Morgan-Williams - Voices Go With You (world premiere, Psappha commission)
A still, serene landscape endures disruption and restlessness. The opposing states must work together to soothe the terror that lies beneath, hidden. How did we get to the auditorium? There is a concert taking place, and there are four musicians on stage. Isn’t it strange how we instantly transport ourselves from inside to out?
Whatever today’s inside might be.
Now, we must play the role we came to play. We must stay with the time of this clockwork music. The musicians can move, dance even. But the audience sits still. Too still? What a dark and menacing thought – how did we come to question such things?
'Voices Go With You' is a tone poem based on lines from Salt, a recent assembly of poems by David Harsent. It is a commemorative piece not just for the ensemble but also for Tim Williams, who will step down as Artistic Director of Psappha after 30 years at the helm at the end of this season.
– Bethan Morgan-Williams
Learn more about Bethan Morgan-Williams: bethanmorganwilliams.com
Psappha Ensemble:
Conrad Marshall - flute
Benjamin Powell - piano
Tim Williams - percussion
Jennifer Langridge - cello
This performance was recorded live at Hallé St Peter's in Manchester (UK) on 12th May 2022. To view the 4K version we recommend you use Google Chrome or the Firefox browser.
Learn more about Psappha: psappha.com
Film Production
Cameras - Handel Productions
Audio & Mastering - Rob Kelledy
Film produced and edited by Tim Williams
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Bethan Morgan-Williams - Voices Go With You (world premiere, Psappha commission)
A still, serene landscape endures disruption and restlessness. The opposing states must work together to soothe the terror that lies beneath, hidden. How did we get to the auditorium? There is a concert taking place, and there are four musicians on stage. Isn’t it strange how we instantly transport ourselves from inside to out?
Whatever today’s inside might be.
Now, we must play the role we came to play. We must stay with the time of this clockwork music. The musicians can move, dance even. But the audience sits still. Too still? What a dark and menacing thought – how did we come to question such things?
'Voices Go With You' is a tone poem based on lines from Salt, a recent assembly of poems by David Harsent. It is a commemorative piece not just for the ensemble but also for Tim Williams, who will step down as Artistic Director of Psappha after 30 years at the helm at the end of this season.
– Bethan Morgan-Williams
Learn more about Bethan Morgan-Williams: bethanmorganwilliams.com
