For Tessa Seymour

Solo Cello

Ted Babcock

Centennial Commission

About

For Tessa Seymour is a short work for cello which is influenced from the baroque cello suites of J.S. Bach. It stops and flows in the style of a Sarabande thrown just slightly off kilter, and is dedicated to the soloist Tessa Seymour.

Performance

Ted Babcock For Tessa Seymour
  Duration
03:45
  Commissioning Year
2024
  Premiere
January 31, 2025
London, United Kingdom
  Recording
December 31, 2024
London, United Kingdom

Artists

  • Ted Babcock Composition

    Ted Babcock is a Philadelphia-based composer and percussionist.

    He has been commissioned by leading performers and presenters such as the Cabrillo Festival, the Viano string quartet, and members of the Philadelphia Orchestra. He is two-time Grammy-nominated percussionist for his work with The Crossing Choir.

  • Tessa Seymour Cello

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