Urban Nocturne

saxophone octet
2007

Duration 5’
Instrumentation 2.3.2.1
First Performance 29 June 2007, Royal College of Music, London; Kyle Horch (conductor), RCM Saxophone Ensemble
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3.7.23 Royal College of Music, London; Kyle Horch (conductor), RCM Saxophone Ensemble

A night out in the city was the inspiration behind the work, which begins with hard-edged excitement. The piece then quietens through a calm, thoughtful middle section gradually slowing into a hushed ending. The chorale-like ending was the inspiration and composed first, with the rest of the material emanating from the final section.