Esprit Presents World Premieres of Pieces by 2 Canadian Composers

Rise by Adam Scime for stereophonic orchestra.

With the orchestra split into a unique stereophonic seating arrangement, musical ideas are continually thrown back and forth amongst the musicians.

Rise evolves into pulsing, colourful waves of sound and deep, shimmering textures.

Scime draws inspiration from ancient myths of vast rivers encircling the Earth, and from modern observation and understanding of ocean waves and tides.  

A brand new work by Douglas Schmidt, a Victoria-born Canadian composer living in Germany, is titled Just a Stranger Here Myself -- that, as stated by the composer, “refers to places that I have either visited or lived in. Most particularly since moving to Germany, I often find myself feeling like a stranger.

The odd thing is that when I return to my home country Canada I feel the same way after becoming somewhat acculturated to a German mentality.”

Don't miss Esprit Orchestra's upcoming concert, REVEALED TIME, on Sunday November 23rd!