What the Thunder Said was written as a response to Cassandra Miller's piece O Zomer!, and is inspired by the last section of T. S Eliot’s 1922 poem The Waste Land. It draws on the fragmented structure of the poem and its themes of destruction, despair, renewal and potential.

Performed by the New Ensemble at the Royal Northern College of Music, 19th Oct 2023

Conducted by Connor Lyster

Recorded by David Dickson