Joshua Brown

Composer

Moments

Moments was composed in 2014 for Psappha, conducted by John Casken.

Moments is representative of an instrument that is broken, but the instrument here is the ensemble as a whole. At the beginning the players fight to be heard and to have a voice. Moments of calm begin to come through the combative texture, becoming more pervasive each time until the final section, during which the ensemble appears to have its voice restored.

Premiere - Alwinton Church, Northumbria, May 2014

Duration: 5 minutes

Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello