The Sleeping Lord, Op.58

Category		Vocal
Composed		1992
Duration (approx)		14 minutes
Parts		Soprano, flute, clarinet, harp, string quartet
Text Author(s)		David Jones
Text Language		English
Recording(s)		From Sea to Sky
Publisher		Faber Music
Commission		Bath Festival with funds provided from the Arts Council of Great Britain.
First performance		29 May 1992
Venue		Prague Spring Festival, Czechoslovakia.
Orchestra / Ensemble		Nash Ensemble
Soloists / Players		Patrizia Kwella, Ian Brown
Review		Michael White, The Independent on Sunday, 7 June 1992
		…it is transformed by the rich, allusive, almost drugged intensity of Matthews’s score – with Brittenesque nocturnal features but entering an atmospheric sound world of its own. A beautifully considered piece. The Sleeping Lord throws down no gauntlet; but it sets a standard for a kind of English Pastoral whose appeal goes beyond nostalgia.