Scenes from an Execution, written for radio in 1984 is a classic study of inevitable conflict between the artist and society. The uncompromising painter heroine Galactia has been commissioned by the Dodge of Venice to paint an epic canvas celebrating the Republic’s triumph over the Muslims at the Battle of Lepanto. Dedicated to artistic truth, she unflinchingly depicts the horrors of war. As a result, she is taken off the picture, slung into gaol and replaced by a tame artist. But, persuaded by a honey-tongued critic that a work of art has no fixed meaning, the Dodge reclaims Galactia’s painting and puts it on public view as a symbol of the state’s repressive tolerance.

Musicians: Gregor Marinko, violoncello, Melinda Teodorovska, oboe
Sound engineer: Nino de Gleria