Night Vision
for wind quintet
(2002)
duration: 11’
GRT • 085
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Night
Vision is cast in
two movements and is loosely programmatic by nature, but
not in structure. Astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman’s description
of the Earth at night as seen from space created in my mind
a general feel for the piece:
“At night the universe opens up.
Darkness gives you a new perspective both on Earth and the
sky. The high contrast of city lights against Earth’s dark
surface makes human civilisation more visible at night than
during the day. City lights provide excellent beacons to
guide you around the human geography of our planet, all the
way to the horizon.”