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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
Instrumentation: Bass clarinet, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in B flat, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, timpani, strings.
Duration: 21 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — advanced solo part, intermediate accompaniment
Contents note: I - Faces of Adversity -- II - Shapes of Isolation: Reflections and Diversions (soliloquy/cadenza) -- III - The End of the Tunnel
Dedication note: Dedicated to Jason Xanthoudakis
Commission note: Commissioned by Jason Xanthoudakis
First performance: by Jason Xanthoudakis, Orchestra of U3A Hawthorn, David Keeffe at After the Fires (James Tatoulis Auditorium, MLC (VIC)) on 1 May 2022
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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