Full Work Lists: Orchestra and Large Ensemble

Backstory

for large ensemble (16 musicians)
(2016)

Instrumentation flute (picc.), oboe, 2 clarinets (E-flat and B-flat), bassoon (Cbsn.), horn, trumpet, trombone, piano, 2 perc., 2 violins, viola, cello, bass.
Premiere Premiered by Alarm Will Sound, conducted by Alan Pierson, at the Mizzou International Composers Festival.

Program Notes

Backstory, written for sixteen musicians, unfolds in an open ended, instinctive, and fluid manner. Seemingly loose yet tightly wound blocks of sound rub up against tipsy grooves. Virtuosic polyphonic textures coalesce into clouds. The piece doesn't give away a plot or preface the main narrative of a real story, but rather extends an invitation to the listener to simply experience a series of constantly developing situations, which might in the end turn set up the backstory to something bigger. Finally, I was inspired by the wonderful spontaneity and flexibility of Alarm Will Sound’s musicians, to whom this piece is dedicated.

– Wang Lu

Backstory

for large ensemble (16 musicians)(2016)

Program Notes

for large ensemble (16 musicians)
(2016)