03 Feb Indlovu: Piano Quintet “The Elephant” (2013)

for piano, violin, viola, cello and double bass

Commissioned by the Savannah Music Festival
World premiere: March 2013, Simon Crawford-Phillips, piano, Benny Kim, violin, Carla Maria Rodrigues, viola, Camden Shaw, cello, Joseph Conyers, double bass, Lucas Theatre, Savannah, Georgia. Dedicated to family friend Timothy O’Brien (1957-2012) and elephant whisperer Lawrence Anthony (1950-2012)

I. Altocumulus lacunosus: Boundaries (Adagio)
II. Cumulus humilis: Interlude (Andante)
III. Cumulonimbus: Journeys (Allegro)
IV. Altocumulus castellanus – cirrus castellanus: Memories (Larghetto)
V. Cirrostratus fibratus: Sunshowers and cumulonimbus (Andante)
VI. Altocumulus lenticularis: Memorials (Adagio)

Score/parts available

Program note

(Image above copyright ©Frank Stewart)