That world inverted
"That world inverted" is about reflection; an oboe melody is reflected – refracted - by the pool of strings as light is mirrored in lapping water. Midway, the reflection is inverted; strings provide the impulse, mimicked by the rest of the orchestra - the sky echoing the sea.
"That world inverted" was commissioned by the Edinburgh University Chamber Orchestra to mark the occasion of their twenty-fifth anniversary. Fittingly, the composer also marked his own twenty-fifth anniversary in the week of the performance.
