Angels on the beach at night
concerto for recorder and orchestra
2(pic)222 / 4220 / 2perc / solo recorder / strings
2024
duration: 13'
i. Angels on the beach at night
ii. Cosmic flesh descends
Commissioned by Luca Imperiale and the Horsham Symphony Orchestra.
This piece was premiered on the 8th of March 2025 by Luca Imperiale (recorder) and the Horsham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Steve Dummer at The Capitol, Horsham.
© Ali Imperiale
During a trip to Sydney in August of 2023, Thomas and a friend visited and camped at The Basin in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park on Darramurra-gal country. Nearing the end of the Australian winter, the campgrounds were all but empty, save for brush turkeys and wallabies. Gazing into the ocean inlet, and at the surrounding cliffs, it was hard to not feel an intense sense of the sublime. The night they camped; Thomas had a very vivid dream, where we begin the first movement...
© 2025 Thomas Shorthouse
