Bryars, Gavin: Silva Caledonia

This is a special arrangement for double bass choir of the choral piece Silva Caledonia, written for the Estonian National Male Choir, which sets a text by the Scottish poet Edwin Morgan. It was first performed by them in April 2006. The double bass version was written for the large group of basses, 22 for the first performance, at Basses Loaded, the annual concert from Gary Karr's summer school in Victoria BC. Gavin BryarsBoth solo and orchestral tuning are included with each individual instrumental part.