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Beyond the Solar Wind : Concertino for flute, clarinet & symphonic winds
by Richard Charlton (2018)
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Performance by Clara Freeman, Sabine Seeto, Ascham School, Melinda Hole from the CD Selected Works by AMC Represented Artists, vol. 114. |
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Selected Works by AMC Represented Artists, vol. 114.
Library shelf no. CD 3105 [Available for loan]
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Beyond the Solar Wind : Concertino for flute, clarinet & symphonic winds / Richard Charlton.
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Work Overview
Beyond the Solar Wind is a concertino for Flute and Clarinet with Symphonic Winds and was inspired by humanity's farthest and longest-lived spacecraft, Voyager 1 and 2.
Last year in 2018 Voyager 1 left the Heliosphere and is now in interstellar space, beyond the Sun's influence; Voyager 2 is about to do the same. Despite their vast distance from us, they continue to communicate with NASA daily, still probing the final frontier.
After it had completed its primary mission and just before it left the Solar System, Voyager 1 was commanded by NASA to turn its camera around and take one last photograph of Earth across a great expanse of space, at the request of astronomer and author Carl Sagan.
The "Pale Blue Dot", as it has come to be known, is a photo of
planet Earth taken from a record distance of about 6 billion
kilometres. In the photograph, Earth's apparent size is less than
a pixel; our planet appears as a tiny dot against the vastness of
space, among bands of sunlight reflected by the camera. No other
single image has highlighted more vividly, our insignificance in
the vast cosmos.
The story of the two Voyagers has not only impacted generations
of current and future scientists and engineers, but also Earth's
culture, including film, art and music. Each spacecraft carries a
golden record of Earth sounds, pictures and messages.
Since these spacecraft could last for billions of years, these circular time capsules could one day be the only traces left of human civilization.
Work Details
Year: 2018
Instrumentation: Solo flute, solo clarinet, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 3 clarinets, bassoon, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, 2 trumpets, euphonium/trombone, keyboard, vibraphone, marimba, timpani, percussion (3 players).
Duration: 7 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Commission note: Commissioned by Melinda Hole for Ascham School (Sydney) Senior Wind Symphony
First performance: by Clara Freeman, Sabine Seeto, Ascham School, Melinda Hole — 29 May 19. Packer Theatre, Ascham School, Edgecliff NSW
There is an additional partly improvised optional Introduction to this work titled "Dark Regions".
Performances of this work
29 May 19: Packer Theatre, Ascham School, Edgecliff NSW. Featuring Clara Freeman, Sabine Seeto, Ascham School, Melinda Hole.
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