There's something quite special about collaborating with another composer or musician. Partly you can share the creative load but also you share an objective distance from each other's work which ends up making the whole greater than the sum of it's parts.

This project started with a 'cello improvisation written by Deryn Cullen to which we were tasked to provide an orchestration. Our first thought was to treat it like Villa-Lobos' - Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5, but the thought of adding a load of fake solo cellos to a real one just didn't sit right. The vibe however did. The Villa-Lobos melody has a bit of an art-house 1970s French movies feel to it, and this lead us in the direction of maybe giving the orchestration a bit of a Poulenc feel to it.

Anyway, here is the result - and if you want to know more, there are some further details HERE




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