Boreas

Winner of the 2020 Toru Takemitsu Composition Award!
This orchestral work is based on the story of Boreas, the god of the north wind in Greek mythology. Its distinctive style blends Eastern and Western textures.
Premiere: January 19, 2021, Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall, "Takemitsu Toru Composition Award Final Concert."
Performed by: Yoichi Sugiyama (conductor), Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra.
Arrangement: 2+picc.2.2.2-4.3.2+btrbn.1-timp.perc:mar/vib/BD/wind chime/tom-t/bongo/slide whistle/sus.cym/xyl/almglock/glock/thunder sheet/tamb/flex/SD/tgl/Chinese opera cymbal/tbells/Chinese gong/woodblk/seashell chime/sand paper/cyms/mark tree-hp-pf-str.
Performance duration: Approximately 10 minutes.
Parts are available for rental.