Sinfonia Aqua

Composer

Martin Ellerby: www.martinellerby.com

General Information

Year: 2015

Duration: 13 minutes

Publisher: MEM Publications (Further details directly from Martin Ellerby)

Movements

1. Prelude: Portsmouth Points (J.K.)
2. Intermezzo I: Warren Beach (M.C.)
3. Elegy: Coniston Water (D.C.)
4. Intermezzo II: Portmeirion (W.J.)
5. Hymnos: Lindisfarne (N.S.)
6. Postlude: Padstow March (M.A.)

Instrumentation

Flute I-III (one part doubling piccolo)

Oboe I-II (part II doubling cor-anglais)

Bb Clarinet I-III

Bb Bass Clarinet

Bb Contrabass Clarinet

Eb Alto Saxophone I-II

Bb Tenor Saxophone I-II

Eb Baritone Saxophone

Bassoon I-II

Contrabassoon

Programme notes

Performances

Bloomsbury Woodwind Ensemble (Shea Lolin, conductor) at St. John's Church Waterloo, London, UK on 28 November 2015. Click here for more details

The US premiere of Sinfonia Aqua was given by the University of Minnesota Morris Symphonic Winds with Athena Kildeguaard, reciter, conducted by Simon Tillier, as a virtual performance (due to Covid-19 restrictions) on April 30, 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD8LwlEjmKk

Disography

Sinfonia Aqua is avaialble from MEM Recordings: https://www.canerivermusic.com/product-page/thanksgiving-music-for-wind-ensemble