In White

for chamber ensemble

fl. ob. cl. bsn. hn. trp. tbn. vib. pno. 2vln. vla. vc. cb.

2018

4’

commissioned and premiered by the University of Birmingham New Music Ensemble

recorded by Ensemble 412

In White is inspired by JAM Whistler's Symphony in White No. 3 which hangs in the Barber Gallery of Fine Arts.

I wanted to capture the reclining languor of the painting, as well as its subtle variations and textures of different whites.

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