By:

• Samuel Holloway

Duration:

12' 00"

Instrumentation:

flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, bass trombone, violoncello, double bass

Samples

Score (456k)

pp 5-9

© Samuel Holloway

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Programme Note

FB: ‘I may very often be discontented and loathe myself but I’m not trying to bring that out. Nor have I a disgust with life. Life is all we have. I mean, here we are for a moment.’ (1984)

Here we are for a moment is a response to the work of Francis Bacon, though is not representative of any particular Bacon painting; rather it attempts to go beyond the dramatic and violent and capture the insistent energy, the malleability of forms, and the vitality of Bacon’s work. Here we are for a moment was written between January and July 2006 for 175 East.

Commissioned:

Written for and premiered by 175 East in 2006

Difficulty:

Advanced

Dedication:

to Jim and Glenda, and the players of 175 East

• 175 East

Performance History

	19 Aug 2006	Performed by 175 East, conducted by Hamish McKeich, at the Hunter Council Chamber, Victoria University, Wellington
		175 East    Hamish McKeich
	20 Aug 2006	Performed by 175 East, conducted by Hamish McKeich, at Hopetoun Alpha, Auckland
		175 East    Hamish McKeich