By:

• Michael Williams

Duration:

10' 00"

Instrumentation:

2222,2221,timpani, percussion 1 player( crash cymbal, suspended cymbal, snare, triangle), harp and strings

Availability

• This work has 2 scores

Programme Note

This piece was composed in 2000 for a commission from the Waikato Symphony Orchestra.



It has been an extremely interesting exercise to familiarise myself with this piece after so many years – revisiting old thoughts, composition practices, not to mention the memories dredged up in the process. Although quite an early work for me, it is one in which I still have quite a soft spot for. The harmonic and melodic world is for the most part steeped in diatonic tonality, but there are occasional forays into less traditional areas.


During the time that I was writing this piece my father passed away and to a large extent, in saecula saeculorum was influenced by this loss. In essence I think this piece is a reflection of that time which was in many ways an attempt to confront and make sense of my family’s loss.

Dedication:

In memory of Richard Dudley

Performance History

	06 May 2008	Performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Kenneth Young, as part of the 2008 NZSO-SOUNZ Readings held at the Wellington Town Hall
		Kenneth Young    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Awards

• NZSO-SOUNZ Readings (2008)
  

  In Saecula Saeculorum by Michael Williams was performed at the NZSO-SOUNZ Readings in May 2008.