First Screening (with Music By Christopher Mayo)

By Christopher Mayo and bpNichol.

First Screening
for orchestra and film
2(II=picc).2(II=ca).2.2 - 4.2.3.1 - Timp. - 3 Perc. - Hp. - Strings

Computer Poems by bpNichol (1984)
Music by Christopher Mayo (2016)

Score: https://goo.gl/FUC2Dy

Performed by the Victoria Symphony conducted by Tania Miller.

Commissioned by the Victoria Symphony with funding from Hugh Davidson.

bpNichol’s work appears courtesy of the estate of bpNichol and is copyrighted by Eleanor Nichol.

The version of the poem used in this piece was captured from the original code by the filmmaker Justin Stephenson. Stephenson’s film, The Complete Works, is an insightful exploration of Nichol’s work which is essential viewing for anyone with an interest in Nichol or poetry in general. More information about The Complete Works can be found at https://thecompleteworks.ca/.

http://www.christophermayo.net/

http://www.bpnichol.ca/

http://victoriasymphony.ca/

http://vispo.com/bp/index.htm