Joshua Tree, Georg Friedrich Haas’ new work for orchestra, will be premiered on 19th of September at Musica Festival Strasbourg. Commissioned by Kölner Philharmonie and Festival Musica, it will be performed by Basel Sinfonietta and conducted by Baldur Brönnimann. Special recognition should be given to the Kölner Philharmonie, who offered the world premiere to the Festival Musica after the cancellation of their concert in Cologne.


Joshua Tree (2019)

for orchestra
2.2.2.3 — 2.2.2.1 — 3 perc — hp — pf —
12.10.8.6.4
20 min.

Inspired by the slow and progressive mutation of the starry night, this orchestral work was composed during a stay in Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California, one of the most beautiful places in the world to look at the vault of heaven. "When you look at the sky with the naked eye," says Georg Friedrich Haas, "you can't help but stare at groups of stars and take pictures of them. But when you hold a telescope, you see so many points of light that it is impossible to recognize structures. It's all about density and imperceptible movement. It is this phenomenon that I wanted to implement. “ – Georg Friedrich Haas