related works
Ricochet : for contrabass-flute and percussion / Ned McGowan
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
fl-cb perc
Serenata Festiva : voor symfonieorkest / Piet Kingma
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Angel : Version for symphony orchestra / Maxim Shalygin
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
2fl 2ob 2cl 2fg 2h 2tpt 2trb tb str
Dance of the second-born : for orchestra, opus 31, 2001 / Frank van Gompel
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
2222 2sax-a 2110 perc str
composition
A tempest in a teapot : 2006 / Ned McGowan
Other authors:
McGowan, Ned
(Composer)
Description:
Program note (English): I based my new work on an Asian way of experiencing time. In some parts the audience participates for example by making breathing noises. I wanted to compose a work with a non-European attitude and do away with Western concert rituals. At the moment I think a lot about what the atmosphere in the concert hall is like when the audience participates. The Asiatic feeling for phrasing is also very different from ours. No lengthy build-up and development of material, but rather short statements separated by silence. It is living in the present, while listening to and experiencing every detail attentively. - NED MCGOWAN