Hyper-drive (2025)

Instrumentation: 

Flute, Oboe, Clarinet in B flat, Bassoon 

4 Horns in F, 2 Trumpets in C, 2 Trombones, Tuba 

Timpani 

Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Double bass 

Score is in C 

Duration ca. 5' 00" 

Alternate Version (Saxophone Ensemble)

This work was originally written for the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Saxophone Orchestra 

If you are interested in premiering this work, please do get in touch!

Hyper-drive is an exciting, fast paced, and groovy work originally written for a homogenous ensemble of 12 saxophones, with the intention of being a strong concert opener. Its name is a play on the science fiction concept of a hyperdrive – a method of faster than light travel – and the constant driving forces that permeates much of the work. After an action-packed opening, the work reaches a moment of relief, moving through resonant and expansive harmonic sonorities. Eventually its driving forces return, building to bold sound masses across the ensemble. 

© Adriel Sukumar 2025