Over The Hills And Far Away by David John Lang published on 2018-05-01T03:43:28Z Over the hills and far away is a story driven by an unlikely hope. Its title sounds light-hearted, but the music itself, for much of its 15-minute duration, does not. It is a perilous adventure, a labyrinth of musical variations on a hidden theme that only gradually unravels to reveal itself. Follow it carefully! As more and more instruments pile into the mix, one by one, it can be hard to see any way out. Led into the dark unknown, you may start to wonder… What is over the hills and far away? Somewhere better? Somewhere worse? An endless path? A loop back to where we started? Or nothing at all? © David John Lang 2015 Adelaide Wind Orchestra Conductor: David John Lang Recording: Ray Thomas & Adam GIllespie Producer: Anne Cawrse Oboe: Hannah Kovilpillai 4th Trumpet: Angelo Valdivia Piano: Simon Pazos Timpani: Jack de la Lande Rubber Ducks: Jenny Hu, Elicia Baldwin, Will Madden & Kathleen Cowie Recorded 22 March 2018 Genre Classical Comment by Jesse Budel I love Shostakovich! 2018-05-03T03:42:17Z Comment by Virginia Rawlinson I only got it when fully revealed at 13 minutes 20! And the rubber ones sound more like tweetie birds! 2018-05-02T11:40:21Z Comment by Virginia Rawlinson Where do the lyrics come from? Beautiful, and beautifully sung. 2018-05-02T10:54:23Z Comment by Virginia Rawlinson Very lovely and contemplative, David. 2018-05-02T10:46:45Z
