‘Equinox’ feat. Philharmonia Orchestra released on NMC Recordings
The birthplace of Equinox was a commission for the Philharmonia Orchestra as part of the Royal Philharmonic Composers’ Scheme I was on.
I wanted to create a piece with a sense of timelessness. A universal message that would transcend the minutiae of day to day life. Something that would allow me to contemplate life from a wider perspective. Throughout the piece I have scored many of the melodies to pass like a wave between the players. Circles, like orbits, like years passing. The cyclical nature of life.
Here’s an extract of some of the lyrics:
‘Long as the day, long as the night, long is the dark, long is the light
That shines on us in circles, all year round.
Spinning around, no end in sight, melting the ground, will we survive
To see another sunset going down?
Slow as the moon, fast as the sun, who follows who?, thought we were one
We belong together, all year round.
Circles of light split the world in two, half for me and half for you.’
AUDIO Links to Equinox:
DOWNLOAD: https://nmc-recordings.myshopify.com/products/various-philharmonia-composers-academy-vol-5
SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/track/1SzqwFdA9YcrgCkzwzEnTg?si=afd0b6ad857745c9
APPLE: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/composers-academy-vol-5-ep/1650672887
