Four movements. Scores and sample-sound recordings here. First movement – grit; second movement – searching; third movement – consoling; fourth movement – joyous.
More Fieldwork Pieces
The Singing Glacier
For baroque ensemble. Collaborative response to glaciers, commissioned by The Little Baroque Company. In 2016 Bill and the poet Helen Mort climbed in East Greenland.
Circus
SATB, solo piano, solo sop. Commissioned by King’s School, Worcester. On Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Bill watched white-necked ravens duetting.
Unstartled Bird (2026)
Unaccompanied SATB. Started during Storm Darragh in 2024. Completed 2026.