"In Songs of Awe and Wonder, Andrew Webb-Mitchell has created a stunning set of symphonic songs on a grand scale. The music is full of passion and heroism, with glorious harmony and beautiful textures."
"The orchestration is beautifully detailed and the vocal writing creates a soaring line that carries the listener right through the vast canvas of the cycle."
“Songs of Awe and Wonder is a beautiful, joyous and uplifting new work by a very accomplished composer."
"Soaring vocal lines, sparkling orchestration and direct, vivid storytelling. A great new work.”
"Andrew Webb Mitchell has produced a remarkable and important work in Songs of Awe and Wonder."
"Dedicated to Gustav Mahler, this is passionate music on a grand scale – a modern day Song of the Earth."
"There is dream, daring and duende in the poetry of Songs of Awe and Wonder."
"The core of these lyrics is their sheer, stark elegiac power reminding me of how I felt the first time I heard Rilke's Duino Elegies."
Andrew Webb-Mitchell would like to extend his gratitude to the Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie Sachsen-Anhalt for granting permission to use Juraj Lipták’s wonderful image of the Nebra Sky Disc. The Inspiration of [...]
Several movements from Andrew’s orchestral song cycle, Songs of Awe and Wonder can now be found on Soundcloud. SoundCloud is an online audio distribution platform that allows collaboration, promotion and distribution of audio recordings. Since joining [...]
