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After the Fires : for bass clarinet and wind ensemble
by David Keeffe (2020, this version: 2023)
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Work Overview
2020 was an annus horribilis for most of the world, starting with devastating fires in the southern hemisphere, hotly followed by the COVID-19 global pandemic which saw millions of people isolated through illness or attempts to control the spread of infection.
After the Fires was commissioned by Jason Xanthoudakis in the latter part of 2020, and it draws on the contrasting and often contradictory moods we experienced as our lives were thrown into turmoil.
Work Details
Year: 2020, this version: 2023
Instrumentation: Solo bass clarinet (with C extension), 2 flutes (doubling piccolo), oboe, 3 clarinets in B flat, bass clarinet, bassoon, 2 alto saxophones, 2 horns in F, 3 trombones, euphonium, tuba, timpani. __PRESENT
Duration: 21 min.
Difficulty: Medium — soloist: advanced; band: medium
Dedication note: Dedicated to Jason Xanthoudakis
Commission note: Commissioned by Jason Xanthoudakis.
First performance: by Jason Xanthoudakis, Heidelberg Wind Ensemble, Stephen Carpenter at After the Fires (St George's Anglican Church (East Ivanhoe)) on 26 Aug 2023
This is a revision of the original orchestral version created at the request of Jason Xanthoudakis.
Performances of this work
26 Aug 2023: at After the Fires (St George's Anglican Church (East Ivanhoe)). Featuring Jason Xanthoudakis, Heidelberg Wind Ensemble, Stephen Carpenter.
1 May 2022: at After the Fires (James Tatoulis Auditorium, MLC (VIC)). Featuring Jason Xanthoudakis, Orchestra of U3A Hawthorn, David Keeffe.
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