related works

The Brightness of Light : for 11 musicians / Brendan Faegre

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: fl cl h trp perc pf 2vln vla vc db

How is your stiff neck today? (original version) : for electric guitar and piano / Chiel Meijering

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: el.g pf

Musica notturna a cinque : 1967, per quattro violoncelli e arpa, opus 90 / Lex van Delden

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: hp 4vc

Gran duo : for bass clarinet and accordion, 1994 / Joep Straesser

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: cl-b acc

composition

From the Asphalt to the Spires : for carillon and percussion / Brendan Faegre

Other authors:
Faegre, Brendan (Composer)
Description:
As part of an exhibition celebrating Dutch sculptor Auke de Vries’s 80th birthday, Slagwerk Den Haag asked me to compose a new work based on one of Auke’s concepts: a conversation between the bells of a carillon and percussionists elevated to the same height.
From the Asphalt to the Spires surrounds the carillon with percussionists on adjacent balconies, rooftops, and particularly resonant alcoves. The carillon was designed to be heard throughout the city, and through the dialogues and arguments between percussion and bells, the carillon’s massive sonic reach is made visible. New connections are made between the architecture, space, and sounds of the city.
Brendan Faegre