love songs for the broken is a new work written for saxophonist Rob Burton and Britten Sinfonia, written as part of the 2021-22 Magnum Opus scheme with the organisation. These 'songs' for soprano saxophone and string ensemble gives voice to the queer love story - be it one of passion, absurdity, repentance or sorrow. Each short movement takes its name from a poem written by a queer poet from history: Kari Edwards, Frank O’Hara, Thom Gunn, Emily Dickinson, and Hitomaro (well, the latter, being that of 7th-century, Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, we have no idea whether he was queer but the fluidity and universality in his haiku has always spoken to me).

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Click here to visit the ‘live’ page and to find out when this new work will be premiered as part of Britten Sinfonia’s 30th birthday celebrations in October 2022.

More information about love songs for the broken

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