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Work Overview
Torrent begins with immediate, unrelenting forward motion. Flurries disperse among the winds and strings, supported by bold, fanfare-like interjections from the brass and percussion. But before long a second theme emerges - one of complete rhythmic simplicity and contrast, first heard in the pizzicato strings and then passed to the woodwinds. After a brief return of the opening flourish, a languid oboe solo heralds the beginning of a gentle, slow intermezzo. Muted brass and vibraphone accompany an extended violin solo, eventually entwined with lyrical responses from the piccolo. However, the relative peace of this passage proves short-lived - trumpets and snare drum drive towards an extended recapitulation in which the second theme is entirely transformed to make for a martial, tumultuous conclusion.
Work Details
Year: 2021
Instrumentation: 2 flutes (2nd doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (2nd doubling bass clarinet), 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, 1 percussion (suspended cymbal, crotales, clash cymbal, vibraphone, snare drum), harp, strings.
Duration: 6 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Commission note: Commissioned by Sydney Symphony Orchestra.. Commissioned by Sydney Symphony Orchestra, supported by the Sharon & Anthony Lee Foundation
First performance: by Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Carter at Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Banquet of Sounds (Sydney Town Hall) on 16 Jun 2021
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Performances of this work
18 Feb 2024: at QSO: Worlds Collide (QPAC Concert Hall). Featuring Queensland Symphony Orchestra.
16 Feb 2024: at QSO: Worlds Collide (Redland Performing Arts Centre (RPAC)). Featuring Queensland Symphony Orchestra.
28 Jul 2023: at TSO and Benjamin Beilman (Federation Concert Hall, Hobart). Featuring Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.
10 Sep 22: Hamer Hall, Melbourne, Victoria
19 Jun 21: Sydney Town Hall, NSW
18 Jun 21: Sydney Town Hall, NSW
17 Jun 21: Sydney Town Hall, NSW
16 Jun 2021: at Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Banquet of Sounds (Sydney Town Hall). Featuring Nicholas Carter, Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
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