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SAUNDERS

Skull for 14 Instruments and Conductor

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REBECCA SAUNDERS

for 14 Instruments and Conductor

(2022/23)

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POD PETERS on demand

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INSTRUMENTATION

Bass Clarinet in BTenor Saxophone in BBassoon (doubling Contraforte)

Horn in F Trumpet in C Tenor Trombone

Percussion (2 players)

See separate Legend for details of instruments

Korg

Electric Guitar

Violin

Viola

Violoncello

Double Bass

Transposing score

With my grateful thanks to Saar Berger, Sava Stoianov, Uwe Dierksen and Johannes Schwarz for the inspiring preparatory sound sessions, and to Samuel Stoll and Weston Olencki.

Commissioned by Ensemble Modern, Festival Acht Brücken | Musik für Köln, Oslo Sinfonietta, Ensemble Contrechamps, La Biennale di Venezia

First performed on 1 May 2023 at the Köln Philharmonie as part of the Acht Brucken Festival, by Ensemble Modern, conducted by Bas Wiegers

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Rebecca Saunders

Rebecca Saunders (b. 1967) studied with Wolfgang Rihm at the Musikhochschule in Karlsruhe, Germany, and for a doctorate in composition with Nigel Osborne at Edinburgh University. She lives in Berlin. Saunders’ numerous composition prizes include three Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards, two BASCA British Composer Awards and the 2019 Ernst von Siemens Music Prize. Her works have been performed at festivals including the Huddersfield Festival, the Berlin Biennale and the Darmstadt International Summer Course. In 2009 she became a member of the Berlin Academy of Arts. Saunders’ works include chroma, for chamber groups distributed throughout the performance space; void, a concerto for percussion duo and orchestra; and Yes, a spatial performance for soprano, 19 soloists and conductor.

Rebecca Saunders (*1967) studierte Komposition bei Wolfgang Rihm an der Musikhochschule Karlsruhe und promovierte an der Edinburgh University bei Nigel Osborne. Sie lebt in Berlin. Saunders wurde für ihr Schaffen vielfach ausgezeichnet, u. a mit drei Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards, zwei BASCA British Composer Awards sowie mit dem Ernst von Siemens Musikpreis 2019. Ihre Werke erklangen bei zahlreichen Festivals, wie dem Huddersfield Festival, der Berliner Biennale und den Darmstädter Ferienkursen für Neue Musik. 2009 wurde sie zum Mitglied der Berliner Akademie der Künste ernannt. Zu ihren Werken zählen chroma für räumlich verteilte Kammergruppen, ein Konzert für Schlagzeugduo und Orchester mit dem Titel void sowie die Raumperformance Yes für Sopran, 19 Solisten und Dirigent.

Photo © Astrid Ackermann