Cat No. JM39046
Price £75.00
Composer / arranger: Philip Wilby
Category: TEST PIECES (Major Works)

Philip Wilby writes : "this work was commissioned by Per Einar Tomren for the Tomra Brass Band of Norway. The band comes from a shipbuilding community on Norway's fjord coast, and many of its members work in the shipping industry. Thus my choice of extra musical imagery is atribute to their traditions, and to the relationship of mankind with the mighty seas of the North Atlantic.
The piece is a Concerto Grosso, that is a work for several solo players, who are surrounded by a larger group of musicians who support the musical argument, provide antiphonal musical opportunities, and on occasions overwhelm the solo group in climatic outbursts.
mp3 example 1 - The piece has an energetic opening movement, which returns at the end ( mp3 example 3), and surrounds an elegiac central section, ( mp3 example 2) haunted by muted tones and expressive solos for the inner circle of players.
The score is prefaced by a quotation from Psalm 107 :
"They that go down to the sea in ships
and occupy their business in great waters,
These men see the works of the Lord,
And his wonders in the deep"
duration 14.35