The Evening Strait (2017-2020), for large orchestra – c.7’.

'The music certainly portrayed a sense of bustle and enjoyment, set within a natural setting of the contemplation of the Menai strait between the mainland of Wales and the island of Anglesey in a ‘darkened sea’. It made a very enjoyable conclusion to an enterprising concert.'

Performed and recorded by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales as part of Composition Wales: 2020 in the Hoddinott Hall, Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 04/03/20.

Instrumentation
3(III.=Picc.).2(II.=CorA).2.BCl.2.Cbsn 4.2.3.1 Timp Perc(3) Pno Hrp Strings

Zach Reading · Zachary Reading- The Evening Straits 040320

SCORE SAMPLE

The Evening Strait (2017-2020), for large orchestra – c.7’.

'The music certainly portrayed a sense of bustle and enjoyment, set within a natural setting of the contemplation of the Menai strait between the mainland of Wales and the island of Anglesey in a ‘darkened sea’. It made a very enjoyable conclusion to an enterprising concert.'

Short Pieces (2020-21), for piano.

Insulate (2020), for saxophone quartet - c.5’.

Zach Reading

Zach Reading