Summer

Summer is a concerto for tenor recorder and string orchestra

Summer

1. Birds
2. Grey
3. Peak

Instrumentation

Concerto for tenor recorder and strings

This piece was composed specifically for the Helder Evo Tenor Recorder, however it can be performed on any Tenor Recorder.

Duration

c. 10 minutes

Commissioned by The Glasgow Barons. Premiered by The Glasgow Barons and László Rózsa (recorder) conducted by Paul MacAlindin in Govan, Glasgow, in February 2022. 

Programme Note

Commissioned by the Glasgow Barons, Summer is inspired by Antonio Vivaldi’s G Minor Concerto from The Four Seasons. It considers summer in Glasgow, a city in which experiencing all four seasons in one day is commonplace throughout the year. 

Summer takes its ideas from the swirling cacophony of birds that preside over Sauchiehall Street and the west coast beaches, the looming grey skies and cool air on a summer’s evening, and the local population making an escape to the glorious mountains and lochs of the Trossachs and beyond.

Score and parts available from Composers Edition