Instrumentation: 2.2.2.2/4.2.3.1/2-perc/Hp/Strings
Duration: 6 minutes
Year: 2008
Audio Excerpt
Program Notes
Remembrances was written as part of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra’s Young Composers Project. It was during the time of writing that I was adjusting to life in Canada, having recently emigrated from Hong Kong to Edmonton. Remembrances is a window into the past and represents memories associated with my stay in the UK and Hong Kong. The piece begins with a melancholic melody, and passes it between various solo instruments. A soaring tutti section transitions into a lighter area, featuring a solo flute. The voyage continues and ends in a loud and triumphant manner, highlighting the power of the brass and string families.
Performance History
- Sept 01, 2008, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Under the Sky Festival, Hawrelak Park
Bob Bernhardt conducting
- May 19, 2009, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Winspear Center, Edmonton, AB
Bill Eddins conducting
- May 20, 2009, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Winspear Center, Edmonton, AB
Bill Eddins conducting
- Feb 03, 2013, Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra
Toronto Center for the Arts, Toronto, ON
Shalom Bard conducting
- Jun 09, 2014, Brno Phhilharmonic Orchestra
Besedni Dum, Brno, Czech Republic
Mikel Toms conducting
- Sept 24, 2017, Niagara Symphony Orchestra
FirstOntario Performing Arts Center, St. Catharines
Bradley Thachuk conducting
- Oct 21, 2017, Guelph Symphony Orchestra
River Run Center, Waterloo, ON
Judith Yan conducting
Reviews
March 2015 – reviewed on Music & Vision Classical Magazine, Geoff Pearce, reviewer.
“Roydon Tse’ Remembrances was a real surprise – a lovely heartfelt reminiscence, full of warmth and longing. Ravel is a strong influence here, and the work is very listenable and one that I expect to often return to.”
Score and Parts
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Roydon Tse 