Nicholas Hooper: ‘Wales in May’

'Wales in May’, by Nicholas Hooper
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I walked beside a babbling brook
who’s twinkling sound made backdrop to
a willow warbler’s swooping cry
and teacher, yes the great tit’s call
brought tears and memories to my eye.
In woodland I was held in thrall.
Oak trees from bud to green I caught
in time to see their brave new leaves
so fresh against the clouding sky
and swooping round the hedgerows there,
two swallows show that May is here.
And all around the sound of Wales,
the sheep, the water never fails
to fill my heart with deep, deep joy.
My love of Wales as man and boy
I’ve walked the valleys, crossed the streams,
discovered nature, so it seems,
and every month I come to see
this country that so tutored me.
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About 'Wales in May’:
'Wales in May’ is part of Nicholas Hooper's collection of Dawnings - an innovative way to couple word and music.
“Every morning at around 5am I get up and go down to my studio. After a short meditation I write down whatever is in my head, giving myself fifteen minutes to do so. Then moving over to the piano (or a more portable instrument like my Ukulele when I'm away), I improvise and record a piece of music inspired by whatever words I just wrote. It is a great way of keeping both my writing and my composing going and I call these small creations Dawnings. They are mostly unedited, like sketches, so that they keep that fresh feeling of an early morning discovery.”
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About Nicholas Hooper:
Nicholas (Nick) Hooper is a composer, musician and author, best known for his two original scores for the Harry Potter film series. Nicholas first began composing for film in the eighties, in a move which signalled a prolific creative period of his life. Since he burst onto the scene in 1988, Nicholas has amassed a body of work comprising almost 300 film scores across a career spanning almost 30 years, during which he has won several internationally acclaimed awards, including two BAFTAs (Prime Suspect: The Final Act, The Young Visiters) and an Ivor Novello (The Young Visiters). In recent years, he has continued on his creative path using the imaginative and musical skills which held him in such good stead in the film world to both perform his own music and write novels.

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