Lissa Meridan: tuning the head of a pin - hardcopy SCORE

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Thanks to funding from CNZ we were able to ask this dynamic young composer to write a new piece for us. Her approach to the orchestra is unique as she explores and manipulates exotic textures of sound. Her scoring is very like the way a painter will use colour, brush strokes and canvas to create a vibrant and stimulating work. Silence emerges out of noise: melodic and rhythmic fragments undo themselves from a tangle of harmonic chaos and dance their way towards unity, before finally submerging into a meditative silence, a breath. 8 triangles of various sizes are to be placed within the flute, oboes, and horns. See score for further details.