WESTLAKE - Psyche / concerto for trumpet

Описание: Psyche - Concerto for Trumpet and Chamber Orchestra by Nigel Westlake
00:00 I. Goddess of the Soul
02:10 II. Launch
06:18 III. Mars Gravity Assist
12:25 IV. Arrival
On October 12th 2023, NASA launched a 3.6 billion km, 6 year mission to the rare metal asteroid known as 16 Psyche which lies in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, in the hope of providing a window into the evolution of the solar system and to examine its mysterious metallic exterior.

The concerto is an imaginary fantasy which uses the idea of the NASA expedition as a departure point with which to explore a dialogue between trumpet and chamber orchestra.

Psyche was co-commissioned by the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra [soloist Owen Morris] and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra [soloist Brent Grapes] and is a reworking and development of "Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra" which was commissioned for the West Australian Symphony Orchestra and soloist Brent Grapes by Geoff Stearn and Janet Holmes á Court AC

This recording is an electronic realisation of the score with the exception of the first movement "Goddess of the Soul" which features Brent Grapes as soloist.

The printed score and parts are available at www.rimshot.com.au