Live performance of _The Voice of the Ancient Bard_ from the _Fragments of Experience_ recording session. *Watch the full film here* at @PositiveNoteFilms : [ Ссылка ]

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_Youth of delight, come hither,_
_And see the opening morn,_
_Image of truth new born._
_Doubt is fled, & clouds of reason,_
_Dark disputes & artful teazing._
_Folly is an endless maze,_
_Tangled roots perplex her ways,_
_How many have fallen there!_
_They stumble all night over bones of the dead,_
_And feel they know not what but care,_
_And wish to lead others when they should be led._

Music by Mark Bowler @mbowlercomposer
Words by William Blake

Soprano - Marianna Suri
Conductor - Olivia Clarke

Flute - Helen Vidovich
Piano - Panaretos Kyriatzidis
Cello - Valerie Welbanks
Clarinet and bass clarinet - Raymond Brien
Violin - Chihiro Ono

Edited and directed by Mark Bowler & Dan Norman
Produced by:
Mark Bowler @mbowlercomposer
Dan Norman @PositiveNoteFilms
Marianna Suri @mariannasuri947

About Fragments of Experience:

Inspired by William Blake's Songs of Experience, this short film comprises original music and cutting-edge Al animation, 2D animation, Blake's own visual art, and live performance footage. The original music was composed for a soprano and a five-piece chamber ensemble, with the addition of digitally manipulated music, coupled coupled with Blake's poetry delivered as spoken-word and Lieder.

Created in association with Positive Note Films, The Blake Society, Blakefest, One Glass Eye Records, and the Oxford International Festival of Song.

Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England and with further generous support from the Maria Björnson Memorial Fund.

© 2023 Positive Note & One Glass Eye Records

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