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Beach holiday : Concert overture : full orchestra : youth orchestra

by Christopher Sainsbury (2014)

Beach holiday

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Beach holiday : for orchestra / Christopher Sainsbury.

Library shelf no. 784.2/SAI 1 [Available for loan]

Beach holiday

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Work Overview

This is orchestral surf music. The piece is meant to express the surf, and our experience of it and the feelings that such experience engenders within us.
This work is easily playable by a good youth orchestra. It explores the feelings of going to the beach - the drive, the anticipation of a good surf, anticipating a great day out, and also the feelings of being in the surf - a good ride on your board, the turbulence of diving under the sets, and also just lying on the sand. The Coda suggests a change in conditions - like a southerly rolling in or the north east chop. It's language is tonal, and the orchestration is classic Rimsky Korsakov and Respighi, with a hint of Michael Torke, so it comes together in rehearsal pretty quickly.

Work Details

Year: 2014

Instrumentation: 2 flutes (2nd doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, clarinet, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, timpani, percussion (2 players), piano or harp, strings.

Duration: 8 min.

Difficulty: Medium

Dedication note: Dedicated to Patrick Brennan.

Commission note: Commissioned by Central Coast Youth Orchestra with funds provided by Arts NSW.. Commissioned by the Central Coast Conservatorium Centre and conductor Patrick Brennan for the Central Coast Youth Orchestra.

First performance: by Central Coast Youth Orchestra, Patrick Brennan at Central Coast Youth Orchestra (Anglican Parish of Gosford) on 27 Jun 2014

The composer notes the following influences on this work: Respighi, Torke.

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Performances of this work

21 Sep 2019: at ANU + CYO Collaboration Concert (Llewellyn Hall ANU School of Music).

27 Jun 2014: at Central Coast Youth Orchestra (Anglican Parish of Gosford). Featuring Central Coast Youth Orchestra, Patrick Brennan.

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