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Commissioned by Leighton Rich and Hampshire Music Service for Hampshire County Youth Band - May 2003, for a proposed tour of Australia and New Zealand by Hampshire County Youth Band, as part of their 40th anniversary celebrations. The piece opens with the statement of a traditional English folk tune,"The Maid on the Shore", before launching into a driving, rhythmic section which draws upon aspects of traditional Aboriginal chants and rhythms. "The Maid on the Shore" returns for the central section of the work, before the Aboriginal rhythms resume, building to a dramatic conclusion.
(Duration - 10.5 minutes)

Hemispheres was first performed by Hampshire County Youth Band, conducted by Alan Pring, at The Anvil, Basingstoke, 5th July 2003.

Publisher: The Music Salon