Emergence

2026
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Orchestra

Details

Category

Orchestra

instrumentation

Orchestra (1.1.1.1 / 1.1.1.1 / Timp + Perc (7) / Harp / Strings [6.5.4.3.2])

duration

ca. 6 minutes

commissioned by

Written For

London Symphony Orchestra

Dedicated to

premiered by

Emergence explores how clarity and form arise through motion, color, and rhythmic interplay. A transparent texture animated by prominent xylophone writing allows patterns and gestures to surface organically across the ensemble. Drawing on the open sonorities of Aaron Copland and the neoclassical wit of Igor Stravinsky, the music unfolds with buoyant rhythms, clean lines, and bright timbres, creating a sense of lightness that feels immediate yet continually in flux. Rather than striving toward a grand arrival, Emergence finds vitality in the act of becoming itself—where balance, play, and luminosity reveal themselves through motion and exchange.