Fractured Hymns

Fractured Hymns sets fragments of anonymous medieval liturgical texts alongside invented pseudo-liturgical material, exploring the relationship between sacred form and secular doubt. The work is in seven short movements, each titled with a liturgical term that it then subverts or deconstructs.

The choir and chamber orchestra rarely work in straightforward ways: the voices are often treated as instruments, producing extended techniques alongside conventional singing, while the instruments occasionally attempt to approximate speech or song.