Salamandrine
In a solitude of the sea
Deep from human vanity,
And the Pride of Life that planned her, stilly couches she.
Steel chambers, late the pyres
Of her salamandrine fires,
Cold currents thrid, and turn to rhythmic tidal lyres.
from Lines on the loss of the “Titanic” by Thomas Hardy
A concert piece for trumpet and piano. Commissioned by Michael Whight for a CD by Oscar Whight (trumpet) and Zeynep Ozsuca (piano). The CD, called Nexus, features pieces by other British composers including Mark Anthony Turnage. Released May 2024 Nexus