Ailce in Wonderland
Composer
Keiron Anderson: keironanderson.co.uk
General Information
Year: 2016
Duration: 11 minutes
Publisher: Forton Music
Instrumentation
Piccolo
Flute I-III
Oboe I-II
Cor Anglais
Bb Clarinet I-III
Bb Bass Clarinet
Bb Contrabass Clarinet
Eb Alto Saxophone I-II
Bb Tenor Saxophone
Eb Baritone Saxophone
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon
Movements
- Alice and Her Sister
- The White Rabbit
- The Chase
- Falling and Shrinking
- Cheshire Cat
- Exploring Wonderland
- A Tea Party
- The Queen
- The Mock Turtle
- The Lobster Quadrille
- The Trial
- Return to the Garden
Before its completion for the Nottingham Symphonic Winds, the woodwind orchestra version of Alice in Wonderland was created for an educational event run by Shea Lolin in February 2016 at the Leeds College of Music (Leeds, United Kingdom). The work is episodic in nature, although designed to be performed in one movement. Central to the piece is Alice’s theme which has a stirring Romanticism. This is quickly ushered away into exciting rhythmic passages depicting the White Rabbit, Cheshire Cat and the Mad Hatter’s tea party. These become increasingly complex with rowdy juxtapositions, countermelodies and hemiolas. The ever-shifting lines are expertly married together with Keiron’s masterful harmonic invention, creating a sparkling and playful piece to open the album.
Performances
(World Premiere) Bloomsbury Woodwind Ensemble (Shea Lolin, conductor) at St James's, Paddington (London, UK) on 6 May 2017
Bloomsbury Woodwind Ensemble (Shea Lolin, conductor) at St James's Church, Clerkenwell (London, UK) on 27 November 2021
Recordings
Alice in Wonderland is feautred on an album recorded with the Czech Philharmonic Wind Ensemble, released on 12 January 2024. Full details are avaialble at: shealolin.co.uk/chromosphere
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