Commissioned by BBC Radio 3 for the 2012 BBC Proms.First performed on 5th August 2012 at the Royal Albert Hall London by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Donald Runnicles.Instrumentation3 Flutes 3rd doubling Piccolo3 Oboes 3rd doubling Cor Anglais2 Clarinets in BbBass Clarinet2 BassoonsContrabassoon4 Horns in F3 Trumpets in Bb3 TrombonesTubaHarpTimpaniPercussion (3 Players):Vibraphone Crotales 2 Suspended Cymbals (High Medium) Tam-Tam Chinese Bell Tree 5 Tom-Toms Bass DrumStrings (at least16.14.12.10.8)
