Pilgrimado

<p> The title of this work is taken from the world’s most widely spoken constructed language, Esperanto. This language was created with the intention of becoming a universal second language and is currently the only such language that has a population of native speakers.</p> <p>When discussing the composition of this work with violist Ariel Postmus, for whom it was written, a mutual adoration of Scandinavian culture was a prominent part of our exchange. As such it seemed appropriate to write a piece that journeyed in and from that area of our global fascination.</p> <h3>Work Details</h3> <p><strong>Year</strong>: 2021</p> <p><strong>Instrumentation</strong>: Viola, fixed media.</p> <p><strong>Duration</strong>: 6 min.</p> <p><strong>Difficulty</strong>: Advanced</p> <p><strong>Written for</strong>: Ariel Postmus</p> <p><strong>Commission note</strong>: Commissioned by The<a href="https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/anam-set" target="_blank"> </a>ANAM<a href="https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/anam-set" target="_blank"> </a>Set, Australian<a href="https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/australian-national-academy-of-music-anam" target="_blank"> </a>National<a href="https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/australian-national-academy-of-music-anam" target="_blank"> </a>Academy<a href="https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/australian-national-academy-of-music-anam" target="_blank"> </a>of<a href="https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/australian-national-academy-of-music-anam" target="_blank"> </a>Music</p> <p><strong>First performance</strong>: by Ariel Postmus — 19 Oct 21. Abbotsford Convent, Melbourne</p>