Life Cycle, written in 2011, is a song cycle in two parts, scored for soprano, piano and cello. 

Part One

1. Stillborn – ‘She isn’t, but she was’
2. Instrumental I
3. And so I test myself – ‘And so I test myself’
4. The pregnant woman – ‘I am the pregnant woman in the park’
5. We are counting – ‘We are counting’
6. Children being hurt – ‘The very thought/ of children being hurt’
7. Instrumental II
8. A ghostly home – ‘Our home is now a ghostly home’
9. Instrumental III – (Amnio – ‘Skeleton I see and sense’)
10. I am alone ‘I am alone/ no longer only one’

Part Two

1. Hello – ‘Hello, my beautiful beyond’
2. Look at my child – ‘Look at my child’
3. Upon your chest – ‘I put my hand upon your chest’
4. The gap so small – ‘The gap so small/ between world and child’
5. Not just milk – ‘There used to be a woman in this body’
6. Hushabye – ‘Hushabye – twinkle’
7. The first turn – ‘Now you can turn’
8. Instrumental IV
9. A field of snow – ‘I see you here, all clear and all aglow’

Duration c.45 minutes.

Watch my video of The Pregnant Woman here or hear the track on Soundcloud.