Programme note:
"Nuances" was commissioned for the Young Grittleton Course when Peter won the ESTA Young Composer's Competition in February 2015. The piece focuses on subtle changes in texture, harmony, register and rhythm and explores how ideas of nuance and contrast might coexist. The string quartet at center stage is surrounded by the orchestra, which is in effect another, bigger, string quartet. The harmony is built upon the orchestration as the orchestra is split down the middle of the stage and the two halves mirror each other: as the violins go up, the violas and celli go down, and vice versa. The piece takes inspiration from Messiaen and Stravinsky, the middle section quoting Stravinsky's "Three Pieces for String Quartet".

This performance is by Dame Alice Owens School Senior Strings was programmed alongside Elgar's Introduction and Allegro.

Painting:
"Gold Rush" by Elizabeth Chapman

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