The poignant lullaby of a refugee parent, the restlessness of birds before they migrate, an artist plagued by creative self-doubt, the beauty of the natural world and a reflection on the passage of time by someone who is all alone…

Five settings of poems by Gregory Warren Wilson, composed for Tenor and Piano. The songs have been recorded by the tenor James Gilchrist and pianist Anna Tilbrook and received their premiere at the Dartington Festival in 2023.  Here’s the fourth song in the collection, ’Synapse’.