Score
Neon Highway : Oboe Concerto / Luke Styles.
Library shelf no. 784.3/STY 2 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
In three movements this concerto encompasses a specific range of oboe material and musical qualities. These are broadly divided into fast music in movements I. and II. And slow music in movement III. In the two outer movements the oboe delves into its melodic and vocal qualities with other individual instruments joining in this form of expression also. In the central movement a move overtly rhythmic drive dominates, hinting at Spanish influences but eventually transforming into large blocks of harmonic information set against the oboe's melodic and angular solo lines.
Work Details
Year: 2019
Instrumentation: Oboe (soloist), flute/piccolo, clarinet in B flat, bass clarinet in B flat, bassoon, horn in F, tenor trombone, percussion (ratchet, tambourine, 1 wood block, bongos (high and low), cymbal, low tom-tom), strings.
Duration: 18 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Commission note: Commissioned with funds provided by Australia Council.. Commissioned by an anonymous donor, Red Note Ensemble and the Sound Festival, Ben Opie and Timothy Phillips. The work has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.
First performance: by Arcko Symphonic Ensemble, Benjamin Opie at Arcko Symphonic Ensemble: Neon Highway (St Stephen's Anglican Church, Richmond) on 25 Oct 2019
Subjects
- In the form/style of: Concertos
Performances of this work
24 Jan 20: Espacio Turina, Sevilla, Spain. Featuring Sarah Roper, Taller Sonoro (ensemble).
1 Nov 19: Sound Festival, Aberdeen, Scotland. Featuring Nicholas Daniel, Red Note Ensemble.
25 Oct 2019: at Arcko Symphonic Ensemble: Neon Highway (St Stephen's Anglican Church, Richmond). Featuring Arcko Symphonic Ensemble, Benjamin Opie.
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