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The Last Flight of Saint-Ex : for oboe and string quartet

by Katia Beaugeais (2008, this version: 2025)

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Work Overview

Last Flight of Saint-Ex (2010) is inspired by the famous French writer and pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944), also known as Saint-Ex - author of the international bestseller Le Petit Prince - whose plane was likely shot down by a young German pilot in 1944 in the South of France.
Originally composed in 2008 for oboe and string quartet for a premiere performance by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra Fellowship players, recomposed versions are now available in a variety of instrumental combinations, showcasing the technical virtuosity of all players.
A fast, pulsating, rhythmic style governs this work. A feeling of urgency is created by syncopated rhythms, irregular metres and erratic dynamic changes. In the slow middle section, a feeling of sadness is conveyed by a slow haunting solo. Fast motivic figures alongside thick rippling trill and chordal textural sound mass effects build to a loud and dramatic climax.

Work Details

Year: 2008, this version: 2025

Instrumentation: Oboe 2 violin, viola, cello

Duration: 7 min.

Difficulty: Advanced — Showcases technical skill of all players: Fast pulsating rhythms and metre changes.

Written for: Fellows of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra

First performance: by Sydney Symphony Fellows — 16 May 08. Old Darlington School, University of Sydney

The composer notes the following submitted styles, genres, influences, etc associated with this work:
Classical style, Neo-Classicism, Impressionism, contemporary music - contemporary playing techniques. Shostakovich, Stravinsky, Bartok, Ravel.

This new version for 2025 Sydney Symphony Orchestra Fellows, Australian Music Concert: 18 September 2025, Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Studios.

Performances of this work

18 Sep 2025: at Sydney Symphony Orchestra (Eugene Goossens Hall). Featuring Richard Mills, Fellows of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

13 Jul 2018: at XVIII World Saxophone Conrgress (Croatian National Theatre). Featuring Australian Saxophone Orchestra.

13 Jul 18: World Sax Congress, Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb, Croatia. Featuring Australasian Sax Orchestra.

1 Mar 2016: at Charisma in Concert (Recital Hall West, Sydney Conservatorium of Music). Featuring Charisma.

2 Sep 2012: at Charisma Concert (Chapter Hall, St Mary's Cathedral (Sydney)). Featuring Ros Dunlop, David Miller, Julia Ryder.

10 May 2012: at Charisma (Bon Marche Studio). Featuring Charisma.

19 Feb 10: Music Workshop, Sydney Conservatorium of Music

16 May 08: Old Darlington School, University of Sydney. Featuring Sydney Symphony Fellows.

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