Gerald Finzi

In Years Defaced Gerald Finzi

(Boosey & Hawkes Scores/Books). A cycle of six of Finzi's songs arranged for voice and chamber orchestra to mark the composer's centenary in 2001. One of them, WhenI set out for Lyonnesse, was a hitherto unpublished orchestration of Finzi's own; the others, selected from various cycles for voice& piano, were orchestrated for the occasion by Colin Matthews, Jeremy Dale Roberts, Christian Alexander, Judith Weir and Anthony Payne. Vocal score on sale (48012153); performance materials available on hire from Boosey & Hawkes.