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Sea Shaped
for orchestra
(2014)
- Duration 13'
- Instrumentation
2.2.2.2-4.2.2.1-perc(3):amglocken/glsp/2 harmonica/lg BD/2 Beijing opera gongs/lg tam-t/6 tgl/vib/4 small wrenches/t.bells/sandpaper blocks/gong-harp-strings
Abbreviations (PDF) - Publisher Boosey & Hawkes
- World Premiere
10/2/2014
Berkeley Symphony / Joana Carneiro, Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Program Notes
I think of Sea Shaped as a kind of ritual. The orchestra is divided into several groups: the strings play a constantly recurring yet evolving figure, whilst other groups interject and disturb this surface. Gradually, these elements erode and form themselves once again. I do not intend for this piece to be a depiction of the sea, but rather a ritual tableau based on the process of shaping and reshaping—a constant cycle of beginnings.
— Oscar Bettison
Reproduction Rights:
This program note may be reproduced free of charge in concert programs with a credit to the composer.