Mike Workman

This music is a celebration of the universe and the sense of wonder and gratitude many of us feel at its ability to give birth to conscious life.

It is dedicated to the staff at the University Hospital of our Lady of Candelaria who took such good care of my partner during his stay there.

Esta música es una celebración del universo y el sentido de maravilla y gratitud que muchos de nosotros sentimos en la capacidad del universo dar a luz a la vida consciente.

Está dedicado al personal del Hospital Universitario de Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, quien cuidó de manera tan buena a mi pareja durante su estancia allí.

Lllibulero probably started as an Irish jig. The name Lillibulero is probably a reference to the 18th Century astrologer, William Lilly, who predicted a victory that did not happen. The melody I use is based on the one made popular by Purcell. Lilli has had many uses down the ages. In the 19th Century, regiments of the US army used it as a marching tune during the civil war. Perhaps its best use was by the BBC who began using it during the Second World War -- most famously as the signature tune to the news on the BBC World Service. This version is loosely based on the arrangement by Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt for horn, trumpet and euphonium, although I have made a great many changes and added many parts. It is offered as a thank you to all those journalists who have carried on the BBC's tradition of unbiased, high quality honest news.

A track to celebrate the friends I go walking with a few times a week. We normally walk by the sea, finishing off with a nice glass of wine.

I wrote this music inspired by the overwhelming beauty of the sky in Tenerife as the Sun and Moon set and slowly the stars are revealed. It's a truely awesome sight. This first part is an attempt to describe the amazing golden sunsets as the sun sinks in the Atlantic. The music was made using Spitfire Audio's BBC Symphony and Labs plug ins.

Once the moon sets, the sky darkens revealing the Milky Way, that band of stars, interstellar dust and clouds that stretches across the sky. This track captures attempts to capture the moment I first saw this magnificent sight.

As the Sun sets, the stars and planets slowly reveal themselves shining like diamonds in the sky, sometimes the light of the brightest stars and planets are reflected by the ocean as they head towards the horizon.

A gentle piece of music written after learning that an old friend and colleague, JB, had died after contracting Covid19. This is the final final verson. I have cut back on the Timpani so it is less intrusive and fits the other tracks better.