INSTRUMENTATION
2.(II=picc.)2.2.2 / 4.3.2.1 / 1. timp. 1 perc: bongos, vibraphone, suspended cymbal, tubular bells / 10.8.6.4.2.
DURATION
ca. 5′
COMMISSIONER
Orchestre National d’Ile de France
PUBLISHER
PROGRAMME NOTE
I was honoured to be asked by l’Orchestre National d’Île de France to write a short festive work to celebrate their 50th Anniversary. There are various musical influences and elements in my work, from pop, old-style Hollywood film music, game music, brass band music and Romantic orchestral gestures, incorporated into my own language. A continuous sense of pulse and ever-changing soundworld drives the music forward, leading to a ‘bacchanale’ dance to finish the work.
PERFORMANCES
11 MAY 2026
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Eva Ollikainen
Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands
09 MAY 2026 (✦ Netherlands premiere)
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Eva Ollikainen
Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands
15 JANUARY 2024
Orchestre National d’Île de France, conducted by Ainars Rubikis
Philharmonie de Paris, France
12 JANUARY 2024(✦ World premiere)
Orchestre National d’Île de France, conducted by Ainars Rubikis
Opéra de Massy, France
RECORDING
No recording available.
REVIEWS
…a wealth of colours and contemporary sound effects. Here the Finn demonstrates his mastery of the orchestra’s resources, with a sense of flowing sequences that is always spellbinding.
– Florent Coudeyrat – ConcertoNet (2024)
This is a highly rhythmic score…sometimes reminiscent of Bernstein, in which we can recognise various influences borrowed from pop, Hollywood music, video game music and brass band music… A very colourful work, with a rich orchestration…
– Patrice Imbaud – ResMusica (2024)
…a rich acoustic landscape ranging from pop music to film music or even certain twentieth-century classical aesthetics (though without being explicit).
– Emmanuel Deroeux – ClassyKeo (2024)
JOEL JÄRVENTAUSTA 