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1992
fanfare for orchestra

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Duration:
09' 00"
Instrumentation:
3(1)232; 4431: timp., perc. (3), harp; strings
Contents:
Single movement

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Programme Note

Written in memory of musician David Heymann who died in a climbing accident on the Matterhorn, this short elegy for large orchestra is based on rising scales – the ‘ice ladders’ of its title.

Commissioned:
Commissioned by the Wellington Youth Orchestra
Difficulty:
Advanced
Dedication:
To the memory of David Bacharach Heymann

Performance History

World Premiere for P: Echelles de Glace; WYO 031092 03 Sep 1992 Performed by Wellington Youth Orchestra cond. Philip Walsh; Wellington Town Hall
07 Apr 1993 Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by John Hopkins as part of SOUNZ Orchestral, 7 April 1993
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra