dioscuri [version #2]

Commissioned by National Youth Arts Wales First performance: This work was written for thirteen members of the National Youth Orchestra of Wales – Enlli Parri (Flute), Myfanwy Price (Oboe), Joss Smith (Clarinet), Matthew Petrie (Bassoon), Christopher Bowman (Trumpet), Rhiannon Symmonds (Trombone), Alun McNeil Watson (Percussion), Rhiain Dyer (Harp), Bethan Allmand (Violin I), Heidi Forde (Violin II), Hannah Gray (Viola), Carwyn Jones (Cello) and Daniel Evans (Double Bass) – for performance, under the direction of Mark Bowden, in Summer 2013 as part of the National Youth Orchestra of Wales Concert Tour. Work revisited in February 2014 for the Cardiff University Contemporary Music Group, under the direction of Robert Fokkens.