Pilgrim of Curiosity
RSNO Wind Ensemble, Carla Rees
The first complete album by the Glasgow-based composer features works for wind ensemble, all of which are colourful and vivid. Faith, Hopes and Charity, performed by Carla Rees, shows the vast...
Pilgrim of Curiosity
RSNO Wind Ensemble, Carla Rees
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The first complete album by the Glasgow-based composer features works for wind ensemble, all of which are colourful and vivid. Faith, Hopes and Charity, performed by Carla Rees, shows the vast...
About
A key presence in Glasgow’s musical life as composer and teacher, Oliver Iredale Searle is revealed in this first album devoted to his work as a poet of place and of sensation.
Three works for wind ensembles vividly evoke journeys and their destinations, in a panoply of sights and sounds stretching from (and sometimes forging unexpected connections between) Chicago to Italy, the Baltic and Southeast Asia.
The wind principals of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra provide performances of exceptional calibre, while Carla Rees’s passionate commitment to building a contemporary repertoire for Baroque flute shines through in a solo piece that she commissioned and premiered.
Contents and tracklist
- RSNO Wind Ensemble
- RSNO Wind Ensemble
- Carla Rees
- RSNO Wind Ensemble
Awards and reviews
December 2021
The first complete album by the Glasgow-based composer features works for wind ensemble, all of which are colourful and vivid. Faith, Hopes and Charity, performed by Carla Rees, shows the vast potential of contemporary repertoire played on period instruments.
December 2021
Best of all, Snowbirds has an almost Janá∂ek-like spontaneity and energy…the trajectory of Searle’s music charts a satisfying progression from initial agitation to ultimate calm.
