petrichor (2014)

Dedication: orkest de ereprijs / Young Composers Meeting

Duration: 4 minutes

Premiere: March 1 2014 | orkest de ereprijs | Apeldoorn, The Netherlands

Performance: September 14 2014 | orkest de ereprijs | Utrecht, The Netherlands

Instrumentation: 2 flutes, clarinet, soprano sax, baritone sax, horn, trumpet, 2 trombones, tuba, piano, percussion, electric guitar, electric bass, soprano and mezzo soprano

Program Information:
Petrichor is the smell that accompanies first rain. In the piece Petrichor, the rhythms and rhythmic modulations are inspired by the rhythms of rain, and these rhythms are the driving force of the piece.

Text:
I breathe in deep
from the invisible mist
The scent of
Earth-soaked water
smell.

— Emily Koh (2013)