Grampian Picture (2014)
Orchestra: 2222/221/timp+perc/ strings
This is a short, overture-like piece that I wrote for the Student Sinfonia at the university in late Summer/Autumn of 2014. It is written for a Beethoven-sized orchestra, and attempts to evoke the sights and sounds of the Grampian landscape I'm familiar with. I created a couple of themes, which are played in full to begin with, and I then separated out their motivic properties later on in the piece.
PERFORMANCES:
Première: 5 December 2014 - Arts Lecture Theatre, University of Aberdeen - University of Aberdeen Student Sinfonia (dir. David Hanton)
19 May 2018 - Hilton High Church, Aberdeen - Aberdeen Sinfonietta (dir. Garry Walker)
20 May 2018 - Caird Hall, Dundee - Aberdeen Sinfonietta (dir. Garry Walker)
18 Nov 2023 - Dorchester Abbey - Orchestra of St John’s (dir. John Lubbock)