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Variations (2018)

Wind Quartet and Jazz Trio

VARIATIONS was written for Wind Quartet and Jazz Trio and commissioned and performed by Ensemble Mescolare on August 5th, 2018 at Fort Lent, Nijmegen (NL) at NJO Muziekzomer festival. It was made with financial support from Fonds Podiumkunsten.

It consists of four movements:

  1. Movement I: Furious
  2. Movement II: Slow
  3. Movement III: Fanfare
  4. Movement IV: Finale

First performance

Ensemble Ensemble Mescolare

General information

Instrumentation Wind Quartet and Jazz Trio (ssx.asx/tsx.tbn.btbn | drums pf | 0.0.0.0.1)
Commissioned by Ensemble Mescolare, with financial support from Fonds Podiumkunsten

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