George Lewis (1952)

Song of the Shank (2023)

for countertenor, piano and ensemble

  • General information
    • Composition date: 2023
    • Duration: 52 mn
    • Publisher: Peters
    • Commission: Ensemble Modern
    • Libretto (details, author):

      d’après le roman Song of the Shank de Jeffrey Allen

Detailed formation
  • soloists: countertenor, piano
  • flute, oboe, clarinet (also bass clarinet), bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, percussionist, harp, 2 violins, viola, cello

Premiere information


  • Performers: Gwendolyn Brown, contralto ; Hermann Kretschmar, piano ; Ensemble Modern