Gilles Mathieu - The Ballad of the White Horse

**Gilles Mathieu - The Ballad of the White Horse (from "D'ici et d'ailleurs")** Performed by *Ensemble Vocal de l'INSA* - Direction Nicolas Parisot, on June 15th 2017 in Villeurbanne (France). *The Ballad of the White Horse* is a poem by G. K. Chesterton about the idealised exploits of the Saxon King Alfred the Great, published in 1911. Written in ballad form, the work is in the style of a traditional epic poem. The name of the poem comes from the Uffington White Horse in Oxfordshire, where a chalk stylised figure of a horse is visible on a high hill of the Berkshire Downs. *The Ballad of the White Horse* by Gilles Mathieu uses the first verses of the poem, that depict the site and relate it to the legend. It is part of a 4-movements piece called "D'ici et d'ailleurs", that evokes different places in Europe (more information on https://gilmath.net/en/compositions) Video footage: * Timelapse Warden Hill by Dave Wood * Uffington White Horse by Matthew Williams * Saxon Battle by The Se