Street Echoes

Street Echoes (2024)

for chamber orchestra

2 fl; 2 ob; 2 cl; 2 bsn
2 hn; 2 tpt
timp
strings

Duration: c. 10 minutes

The idea of a town or city square is almost as old as civilisation itself. Sitting at the heart of a community, it is a place of gatherings, markets, political rallies and other events that focus and bring people together. Surrounding it will be buildings of civic and cultural significance together with shops, cafés and social meeting places.

The titles of the movements that make up the score draw on three city squares: Rome, Istanbul and Shanghai. The result, as with many city centres of the world, is a blend of past and present, cross-cultural resonances and the individual voices of those who can be found on their streets.

1 Piazza Navona, Rome

2 Taksim Square, Istanbul

3 People’s Square, Shanghai