About the piece
In the Talmud, “between the suns” poetically refers to the time between sunset and nightfall, when one sun has nearly departed and the following one has yet to arrive. This transition also reflects a transition from chaos to order, which is the seed for this piece.
While in the traditional “theme and variations” form the theme is introduced at the beginning of a piece, Between the Suns is a set of variations during which the theme is gradually revealed, thus creating a sense of a journey from obscurity to order. Throughout these variations, a short melodic theme wanders around and visits different places, cultures and traditions. The piece ends with a celebration of folk tunes, classical music polyphony, rock harmonies, and funk-dance grooves, while the theme is presented for the first time in its complete, triumphant form, thus offering a sense of catharsis and completion.
Between the Suns is based on my chamber piece Ten Variations for oboe, piano, and string quartet.
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Between the Suns
For symphonic orchestra (completed 2024)
Length: 14 minutes
This performance:
Adelphi Orchestra
Kyunghun Kim, conductor
Between the Suns is based on Ten Variations for oboe, piano and strings.
Instrumentation:
Piccolo
2 flutes
2 oboes (2nd doubles English horn)
2 clarinets in Bb (alternative version with 1 cl and 1 bcl)
Bass clarinet
2 bassoons
Contrabassoon (alternative version without contrabassoon)
4 horns in F
3 trumpets in C
2 tenor trombones
Bass trombone
Tuba
Timpani + 3 percussionists
Harp
Piano
Strings