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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Further Performances
3.07.23 Royal College of Music, London; Kyle Horch (conductor), RCM Saxophone Ensemble
11.03.24 Milton Court Concert Hall, London, UK; Guildhall Saxophone Ensemble, Naomi Sullivan (conductor), John Harle (curator)

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.