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the light thief (2019)
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Premiere with Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra 9 November 2021
Joint winner of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra Composers Workshop 2019 the light thief is inspired by the work of Professor Haley Gomez of Cardiff University and Professor Paul Francis of The Australian National University and explores the world of stardust. Using deconstructed sonifications of stardust, supernova explosions and pulsars, the light thief captures the mischievous, darker nature of stardust as it slowly absorbs the surrounding light. Opening with a single flute, it is quickly joined by another flute. The two bounce off one another while the strings and woodwinds pulse in and out. As the orchestra slowly builds, a piercing clarinet cries out before the orchestra bursts out with frenzied energy. |
