Sasha Scott: Introspection
This piece was written on the Composition and Performance Course in 2022 and performed in the Aldeburgh Festival in June 2023. The Composition and Performance Course is part of the Britten Pears Young Artist Programme. More information here: https://brittenpearsarts.org/take-part/artists/britten-pears-young-artist-programme
Sasha Scott: "I started writing Introspection on the Britten Pears Young Artist Course in Aldeburgh, November 2022. Over the course I found myself quite disconnected from my life in London and often found myself with only my inner thoughts, and I wanted this piece to be reflective of that emotional process. The word ‘Introspection’ is the observation of one’s own mental and emotional processes. I wanted this piece to reflect on circling and swirling thoughts going around someone’s head; and at times spiralling out of control. I wanted to emulate this by creating clouds of distorted textures and echoing chords reverberating around the performance space."
Matt Jolly: filmmaker
Jonathan Berman: conductor
Claire Booth: vocal tutor
Colin Matthews: composition mentor
Otis Enokido-Lineham: assistant conductor
Philip Dutton: composer
Beatrice Ferreira: composer
Sun Keting: composer
Marcello Palazzo: composer
Marcus Rock: composer
Sasha Scott: composer
McKenzie Warriner: soprano
Katie Macdonald: mezzo-soprano
Phoebe Rayner: mezzo-soprano
Elicia Neo: violin
Tiago Soares: Silva violin
Miguel Sobrinho: viola
Alasdair Morton-Teng: cello
Richard English: bass
Hannah Gillingham: flute
Tommy Hill: oboe
Raymond Brien: clarinet
Emily Newman: bassoon
George Strivens: horn
Tom Kearsey: trumpet
Kalun Leung: trombone
Tom Hall: percussion
Lise Vandersmissen: harp
Rob Hao: piano / celeste
David Palmer: piano /celeste / harmonium
