Instrumentation

ob - 2 vln.vla.vlc

Availability

Score 0571519660 and parts 0571565239 (fp) on sale

Programme Notes

My oboe quintet is about 20 minutes long. Structurally it's a bit like a book of short poems (27 in all), which form a network of laments, chorales, nocturnes, fragments and echos. It is music of ticking clocks, whispering quiet keening, midnight, stillness and darkness. Oboe Quintet was commissioned by Leicester International Music Festival with support from East Midlands Arts and Leicester City Council and is dedicated to Nick Daniel.

© John Woolrich

Oboe Quintet

No Venue (Leicester, United Kingdom)

Nicholas Daniel

Oboe Quintet

Kettle's Yard (Cambridge, United Kingdom)

Britten Sinfonia Soloists/Nicholas Daniel

Oboe Quintet

Conway Hall (London, United Kingdom)

Nicholas Daniels/Schidlof String Quartet

Oboe Quintet

The Lawn (Lincoln, United Kingdom)

Nicholas Daniels/Schidlof String Quartet

Oboe Quintet

New Walk Museum and Art Gallery (Leicester, United Kingdom)

Nicholas Daniels/Schidlof String Quartet