related works
Dirt to Gold : for chamber orchestra / Brendan Faegre
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring:
2fl 2ob 2cl 2fg 2h 2trp trb trb-b timp perc hp 2vln vla vc db
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
ob cl sax-a cl-bass fg
Intrada Festiva : voor beiaard in Es, 2 trompetten, 2 hoorns en 2 trombones / Piet Kingma
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
car 2trp 2h 2trb
Camera eye : voor 2 saxofoons, 2 basgitaren, violoncello, 2 piano's en slagwerk / Huib Emmer
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
sax-s sax-a 2perc 2g-b 2pf vc
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