Sunburst (2022)
5 minutes
for wind ensemble (approx. Grade 4)
Commissioned by the Australian Band and Orchestra Directors' Association (ABODA) SA for the 2022 SA School Band and Orchestra Festival.
Premiere concert performance by the Elder Conservatorium Wind Orchestra, 26th May 2023 in Elder Hall, University of Adelaide, South Australia.
5 minutes
for wind ensemble (approx. Grade 4)
Commissioned by the Australian Band and Orchestra Directors' Association (ABODA) SA for the 2022 SA School Band and Orchestra Festival.
Premiere concert performance by the Elder Conservatorium Wind Orchestra, 26th May 2023 in Elder Hall, University of Adelaide, South Australia.
The driving force of Sunburst is the gradual metrical shifting of a prevailing ostinato, an ‘Amsterdam’ rhythmic motif that presents initially in compound time. Structured in Rondo form, the piece intersperses passages dominated by syncopated orchestral stabs with gentler and more lyrical melodies, with the rhythmic ostinato a prevailing thread throughout all sections of the piece. Playing on ideas of consistency and anticipation, the music repeatedly builds up and out, surging forward before eventually resolving into an explosive climax.
Score and parts available for purchase from Matt Klohs Publishing.
Also available in an orchestral arrangement- please contact the composer.