Five Pieces for Orchestra (2025)

Instrumentation: 

2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets in B flat, 2 Bassoons

4 Horns in F, 2 trumpets in C, Trombone

Timpani

1 Percussionist (Bass Drum, 2 Cowbells, Clash Cymbals, Tam-tam, Suspended Cymbal, Snare Drum)

Strings

Score is in C

Duration ca. 6' 00" 

Movements: 

I. Haiku

II. Waves

III. Pulses

IV. Licht

V. Finale

This work was written for the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra's 2025 Young Composer Award and was awarded Second Prize (the Highly Commended Award). It received a private reading by the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Symphony Orchestra on the 5th of May 2025, under the baton of Roger Benedict.

This Work is still looking for a World Premiere - please get in touch if you are interested!

 About the Work: 

This work is a collection of five very short miniatures for orchestra, none of which are meant to be too serious. They are written to each have their own musical character and are seemingly unrelated in subject matter. Each miniature is connected to the end of the previous through mood, gesture, or articulation, resulting in a sense of continuity and narrative. Each piece is additionally built from previous musical material, particularly from 'Haiku'. The result is a peculiarity of unity between disparates. 

© Adriel Sukumar 2025