Isabella Tate
Composer
Willow - a piece for windband
Willow Trees are often viewed as inspiring and are symbolic of humans’ abilities to withstand hardships, loss, and complex emotions. This piece encapsulates the spiritual meaning of a Willow Tree. Depicting different emotions and hardships that are up to interpretation by the listener in each section.
Ensemble: Queensland Wind Orchestra
Conductor: David Law
Recording Engineer: Jason Howley (Distinct Audio & Production)
Florescence - a piece for a string quintet
Florescence is the process of flowering, which is essentially what this piece does. I wanted to depict the process of ‘blossoming’ and growing. ‘Florescence’ begins delicately and soft with simple chords, gradually developing into passionate melodies and counterparts. This flowing movement of parts is then abruptly interrupted in the B section of the piece as it enters a dark and desolate atmosphere – symbolising struggle and the low points in life. The piece then transitions away from this atmosphere as faster rhythms begin occurring, eventually leading into a mix of detached syncopated rhythms. These rhythms then gradually increase in duration finally returning to the first themes of the piece, which are now fuller and more vivacious, depicting the process of ‘blossoming’.
Violin I: Jonah Spriggs
Violin II: Eden Annesley
Viola: Jeremy Egerton
Cello: Ariana Dedecius
Double Bass: Cooper Le Brocq