Jungle High Street by Oliver Searle

Performed by the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Wind Orchestra.

This short work was inspired by a phrase from a documentary about paths through forests, created by jungle elephants. It instantly evoked comparisons with urban life for me (Sauchiehall Street in Glasgow on a Saturday night, for example), with people/creatures of various sizes gradually moving in and out of view. To cement this mixture of humanity and the natural world, I have drawn on references to dance music (in this case, Jungle/Drum and Bass).