Work
Somnium
for full orchestra
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About
Somnium is Latin for “dream”, and it is this idea that characterises the work. Somnium journeys through the first moments of sleep, the drift into an unpredictable and magical dream, and the return to the safety and oblivion of sleep.
Difficulty note
intermediate to advanced
Contents note
one movement
Performance history
08 Nov 2008: Rehearsed and recorded by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra as part of the NZSO/Todd Corporation Young Composer Awards, conducted by Hamish McKeich at the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington