George Fenwick

Category: String

  • Durham Twilight

    for string orchestra (6:00) When I think of County Durham, in Northern England, two things usually come to mind.  First are my ancestors, who hail from that part of the world.  At the time I wrote Durham Twilight, the generation of Fenwicks and Bousteads that were born early in the second decade of the 20th…

  • Compassion

    for string quartet (11:30) In 2009, the Dalai Lama visited Calgary, and I was fortunate to hear him speak.  I was struck by his conviction that all conflicts, large and small, can be resolved peacefully when individuals approach one another from a position of compassionate understanding. Compassion is a musical representation of that idea. The…

  • Black Jacques

    for string quartet (6:30)or string orchestra (6:30) This piece is dedicated to the memory of Jack (1980? – 1996), a snaggle-toothed feline who came to stay with the Fenwick family for a night and lingered for many years. Much of Black Jacques’ thematic material was plundered from two well-known songs: “Frere Jacques” and “Hit the…

  • Ain’t Misbehavin’

    (Waller – 3:30)

  • Girl, Tomorrow Never Knows if Norwegians Would

    (Lennon/McCartney – 6:00)

  • Variations on the Huron Carol

    For String Quartet (traditional – 6:00)

  • The Splendid Line

    for full orchestra, SATB chorus, organ (10:00) 50th Anniversary Concert:Calgary Youth Orchestra/Edmond AgopianKantoreiU of C OrchestraEdmonton Youth SingersMount Royal University Youth Singers

  • Arrangements for string quartet

    Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Waller – 3:30) Girl, Tomorrow Never Knows if Norwegians Would (Lennon/McCartney – 6:00) Smile (Chaplin – 2:30) Variations on the Huron Carol (traditional – 6:00)