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- for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon; horn, trumpet, trombone; violins (2), viola, cello and double bass
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 | Score (358k) | Page 1 - 4 and 8 - 10 | © Chris Adams |
 | Recording (1173k) | 3'52" - 4'39" | © Chris Adams, GateSeven |
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Programme Note
Postcards from Eden (i) Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
10 hours Feb 2003
by Chris Adams
“So God sent them out of the Garden of Eden and made them cultivate the soil from which they had been formed.”
Fake Palms
Blue and Green Fluorescents
Oasis in a concrete jungle.
American Flag hanging limply
Between two concrete towers
Like the defeated Sampson
Set to bring the ceiling down.
Increased Security
More Freedom
Only in America
Armed chairs discourage sleep
“Gateway to America”
- Not a place to stop.
- Commissioned:
- Written for Gate Seven
- Difficulty:
- Advanced
- Influences:
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| Postcards from Eden | Chris Adams |
Performance History
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14 Nov 2007 |
Performed by GateSeven – Amanda Slater (flute/piccolo), Louise Cox (oboe), Janina Paulo (clarinet), Lucy O’Neill (bassoon), Abbey Edlin (horn), Barrett Hocking (trumpet), Grant Sinclair (trombone), James Jin and Claire Macfarlane (violins), Michael Joel (viola), Janet Holborrow (cello), and Simon Eastwood (double bass), conducted by Justus Rozemond at St Andrew’s on The Terrace, Wellington |
| Justus Rozemond | ||
| 02 Dec 2007 |
Performed by GateSeven – Amanda Slater (flute/piccolo), Louise Cox (oboe), Janina Paulo (clarinet), Lucy O’Neill (bassoon), Abbey Edlin (horn), Dave Kempton (trumpet), Grant Sinclair (trombone), James Jin and Claire Macfarlane (violins), Michael Joel (viola), Janet Holborrow (cello), and Simon Eastwood (double bass), conducted by Justus Rozemond at St Matthew’s Collegiate School, in Masterton |
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| Justus Rozemond |