Composer Brian Mark has set Virginia Woolf’s essay, “Craftsmanship,” to music. The piece was broadcast on 29 April 1937 as part of BBC Radio’s “Words Fail Me” series.
With “A Eulogy to Words,” he has fulfilled an eight-year ambition to create a piece for chamber orchestra and electronics. It is written for London’s Royal Academy of Music and conducted by Michael Alexander Young.
Maria Popova of Brainpickings.org called it “the best thing since the Solar System set to Bach and Carl Sagan adapted as a three-movement choral suite.”
Have a listen and tell us what you think of the piece, which runs nearly 10 minutes, in the comments section below.
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Hello Paula, I enjoy your blog tremendously and appreciate the enormous effort involved in sharing our beloved VW with others. My friend and I have been searching for a tour that will include all things Woolf and have not been successful in finding one that will be available during the Fall of 2015. Do you know of any companies or tour guides that could arrange such a trip for us? Warm regards, Hedda Kopf Branford, CT
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Thanks for your gracious comment, Hedda. I am happy you and your friends enjoy Blogging Woolf. I don’t know of any fall 2015 tours that explore all things Woolfian. But I will put the word out on Blogging Woolf’s FB page and see if anyone else does. I also urge you to explore the In Her Steps page on the blog.