Lush darkness – glaring light

Instrumentation

Bass trombone, solo

Commissioned

by Clare Farr, with support from The Norwegian Composers’ fund

Durata

5-6 min

About

Clare Farr released a solo album in 2022 and invited me to write a new piece for solo bass trombone for this occasion.

I wrote the piece after having had many conversations, meetings and run-throughs with Clare. I wanted to make a piece that took into account many of her wishes, that explores the instrument and that has some of the challenges of writing a solo piece. It encompasses the lowest and the highest pitches and, while including fast, demanding passages, it concludes in a long and melodic section – perhaps this is what makes the piece?

Recorded

Score

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Read watermarked score here:

World premiere

by Clare Farr 15th of September 2021 in Uranienborg Church, Oslo

 

OTHER PERFORMANCES

20.08.2022

by Clare Farr at Thein Brass 50th anniversary, Bremen

 

20.9.22

by Clare Farr at the opening of Bjergsted Brassfestival

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