How the Song Grows

~ virasco

How the Song Grows for oboe d’amore is the longest piece ever composed for solo oboe’d’amore. It was written for oboist Jennifer Porcas and it has been performed 4 times This atmospheric performance took place at Bangor Cathedral on the 20/7/2004.

How the Song Grows is dedicated to my father Magnus Rae Scott.

I am a Tear the Sun 2nd movement How the Song Grows
PDF of the score available from the composer


A young man in military uniform sitting on the edge of a small boat, with a scenic lakeside in the background featuring trees and distant mountains.

Magnus Rae Scott at Lake Como Italy at the end of the Italian Campaign / 2nd World War

A concert flyer for 'New Music for Double Reeds' featuring performances of 'Celtic Dreams' by Virginia Scott and 'Fourteen Chords through Seventeen Frames' by Rohan Oskar Kriwaczek, held on November 10th, 1994, at the British Music Information Centre in London.
Two individuals stand together in a chapel, one holding a flute, surrounded by floral arrangements.
Album cover for 'How The Song Grows' featuring artwork with abstract blue designs, titled in bold white text. The names 'Virginia Aurora Scott' and 'soloist Jennifer Porcas' are prominently displayed.
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Composer, Improviser , Pianist

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