Symphony No. 1 ‘Strata’ (2022)

Date of composition: 2022; Duration: 31’00; Commissioning body: Brandon Hill Chamber Orchestra/Meadows Chamber Orchestra; Premiere performance 1: 5 March 2022, St. George’s, Bristol; Premiere performers 1:  Andres Kaljuste, Brandon Hill Chamber Orchestra; Premiere performance 2: 11 June 2022, Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh; Premiere performers 2: Peter Evans, Meadows Chamber Orchestra; Publisher: Eleanor Alberga

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Eleanor’s first Symphony is a portrait of our planet Earth, subtitled Strata, with each movement inspired by a different stratum of the planet’s geological make-up.

Instrumentation:

2(picc).2(ca).2(bcl).2(cbn)/4.2.3(btbn).1/timp.2perc/hp/str

Percussion:

Bass Drum (+ damping cloth), Cymbal (Suspended), Cymbals (Pair), Glockenspiel, Iron bar (+ metal rod), Maracas, Rainstick, Slapstick, Snare Drum (+ damping cloth), Stones (2x) (+ striking stones), Tambourine, Triangle, Wind Chimes (Metal), Wood blocks (3x)