Seed (1) Brilliant Star words: Abdu'l-Baha / music: Richard Leigh
sung by Emma Lewendon and Rachel Major
voice/guitar/violin/piano: Richard Leigh
Seed (5) My Healing Words: Baha'u'llah / music: Richard Leigh
Emma Lewendon, Rachel Major & Richard Leigh (voice) Ezzat Djalili (Arabic chant), Richard Leigh (guitar, piano) Peter Maguire (bowed guitar)
Hurdy-Gurdy (1) Laride - the first movement from Hurdy-Gurdy written for 300 young string players of all abilities from beginner to advanced commissioned by NMPAT (Northants. Music & Performing Arts Trust in 2004
Seed (3) Blessed words Baha'u'llah / music Richard Leigh
Rachel Major & Emma Lewendon (voice)
Richard Leigh (voice, guitar)
Stone of Stumbling performed by Richard Leigh -violin, Anne Templer -percussion, Ollie Heath - didgeridoo, Kuljit Bhangra - tabla, Fleur Missaghian - violin
Thrift (Glory Be) from the 1997 Finality Jack album Glory Be.
Music Richard Leigh.
Accordion: Becky Price / violins - Richard Leigh & TimPerkins
Seed (12) A Hundred Thousand Hopes words Baha'u'llah / music Richard Leigh
Rachel Major & Emma Lewendon (voice)
Richard Leigh (voice, violin, piano, guitar)
Seed (6) Faith words: Madame Rabbani
music: Richard Leigh
voice: Fleur Missaghian
piano/kantele/voice: Richard Leigh
Hurdy-Gurdy (2) Waltz - the 2nd movement from Hurdy-Gurdy written for 300 young string players of all abilities from beginner to advanced commissioned by NMPAT (Northants. Music & Performing Arts Trust in 2004
Lin-lan-lone (Glory Be) from the 1997 Finality Jack album - Glory Be.
Music: Richard Leigh.
Accordion: Becky Price,
Cittern: Tim Perkins,
violin: Richard Leigh
Han Ter Dro (Glory Be) from the 1997 Finality Jack album Glory Be.
Music: Richard Leigh.
Accordion: Becky Price,
Violin: Tim Perkins
Violin: Richard Leigh
Hurdy-Gurdy (3) Invocation - the 3rd movement from Hurdy-Gurdy written for 300 young string players of all abilities from beginner to advanced commissioned by NMPAT (Northants. Music & Performing Arts Trust in 2004
Hurdy-Gurdy (4) Bourree - the 4th movement from Hurdy-Gurdy written for 300 young string players of all abilities from beginner to advanced commissioned by NMPAT (Northants. Music & Performing Arts Trust in 2004
Seed (4) Home words: Abdu'l-Baha / music: Richard Leigh
sung by Emma Lewendon and Rachel Major
guitar/violin/accordion/piano: Richard Leigh
Myriads (9) O Son of Spirit SATB choir, Persian chant, harp, percussion, prepared piano - hiddenVoices (members of the Northants. county Youth Choir / Mina Beint (chant)
Performed 2001
Seed (2) Waves of the Sea words: Abdu'l-Baha / music: Richard Leigh
sung by Emma Lewendon and Rachel Major
voice/guitar/viola/piano/kantele: Richard Leigh
Devina Divine (Glory Be) Devina Divine from the 1997 Finality Jack album -Glory Be.
Music: Richard Leigh.
Accordion: Becky Price,
Cittern: Tim Perkins,
violin: Richard Leigh
The Earth is the Lords Richards (2001) commission for SATB which sets Sancrit, Christian & Arabic texts. The recently completed Rivers has grown from this piece.
Sung by members of the Northants County Youth Choir.
Myriads (8) O Son of the Wondrous Vision! SATB choir, Persian chant, harp, percussion, prepared piano - hiddenVoices (members of the Northants. county Youth Choir/ Mina Beint (chant) Performed 2001
O Son of Earth! music: Richard Leigh (1999)
voices: Rachel Major, Emma Lewendon, Robert Ames.
harp: Alison York
first performed by Northamptonshire Baha'i Choir
Myriads (2) O Son of Being! SATB choir, Persian chant, harp, percussion, prepared piano - hiddenVoices (members of the Northants. county Youth Choir/ Mina Beint (chant)
Performed 2001
Mystic Bird - O Bird of Beauty! from CD Mystic Bird (2003)
chant (Mina Beint) voice (Emma Lewendon)
piano (Richard Leigh) alto flute (Nick Planas)
This list of works is taken from the records of concert details
listed in our concerts section. It is not intended to be comprehensive, but serves
as a useful link to recent performances of this composer's work.
The inspiration for my music comes from the scriptures of the many sacred traditions, as well as from world folk traditions. I am drawn to use music as a way to explore and express the underlying oneness of the world's great religions. My musical hero's are mostly western composers such as Bach, Ravel, Janacek and Part as well as the less celebrated Anon. Although I am a classically trained musician, I have spent many years writing and performing in the contemporary folk world, in bands such as Finality Jack, Mapaluna and Kai. Two events around 1999 dramatically altered by musical path, one was a trip to Swaziland in Africa, where I experienced the power of singing as an everyday reality, and the other was discovering the writings of Baha'u'llah. These texts, as well as the writings of His son Abdu'l-Baha and His forerunner The Bab, have become a well-spring of fascination. Sacred music has now become my focus. Richard Leigh 15/09/10
Currently writing a multi-faith choral work Rivers for the centenary celebration of the visit of Abdu'l-Baha to the UK in 1912.
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