David Fennessy: Rosewoods | Sean Shibe & Manchester Collective

Scottish guitarist Sean Shibe is something of a star. Performing alongside string quartet, this artistic meeting of minds felt long overdue for the Collective.
Rosewoods is an evolution on a piece by David Fennessy, originally written to be performed by Shibe’s teacher Allan Neave in Orkney’s Italian Chapel, two wartime Nissen huts turned into an extremely ornate chapel by Italian Prisoners of War. When Shibe started playing the solo guitar version in public, Fennessy was inspired to make this bigger work for classical guitar and string quartet.
Through howls and hushes, there’s still an intimacy to this piece that evokes a meditative place.
“Notions of calm, reflection, open spaces, echoes and resonances permeate the music.” - David Fennessy
LINE-UP
Classical guitar - Sean Shibe
Violin - Rakhi Singh
Violin - Lily Whitehurst
Viola - Ruth Gibson
Cello - Reinoud Ford
Film - Broaden
Recording and mix - Brendan Williams
Performed at Howard Assembly Room, Leeds on 10 May 2023
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