Infinite Breathing (1999-2001)
for string orchestra or 11 solo strings
Duration 15'
First performed 2001, Manchester (Goldberg Ensemble)
Score
Guardian review
Duration 15'
First performed 2001, Manchester (Goldberg Ensemble)
Score
Guardian review
Original programme note:
Infinite Breathing juxtaposes quiet, intimate moments with intense, quasi-ritualistic passages. The two musics emphasise the contrasting qualities of each other. Beyond the surface differences, though, they share a deeper concern, that of finding a place in the world, that point where past, present and future coalesce into an all-pervading now, and the Ephemeral (as represented by the act of breathing) may seem to encompass the Infinite (the force of Life).
Infinite Breathing juxtaposes quiet, intimate moments with intense, quasi-ritualistic passages. The two musics emphasise the contrasting qualities of each other. Beyond the surface differences, though, they share a deeper concern, that of finding a place in the world, that point where past, present and future coalesce into an all-pervading now, and the Ephemeral (as represented by the act of breathing) may seem to encompass the Infinite (the force of Life).