The Composition Challenge was a new category of the Richmond Music Festival in 2016 and we're very excited to debut the newly composed pieces;"Land of Mysteries" by Matthieu Foresi and "Tango" by Bruno Cavalca.
Come and hear these incredible compositions on February 25, 2017 at Rising Stars 2017!
Matthieu Foresi
When did you first start composing? Describe your first composition.
My first composition was a classical solo piano piece called “ Halloween Rondo”, which was written at the age of nine.
What were the most challenging aspects of writing your composition? Can you describe your composition?
The most fun and challenging part of writing this piece was to orchestrate it. It was challenging to carefully decide what instruments would work best for each section. I could not really describe my composition. If I could describe it in words, it would lose it’s purpose, which is to speak to the listener through the art of music.
Bruno Cavalca
When did you first start composing? Describe your first composition.
I first started composing when I started learning the violin. I had always listened to music, and my father is a guitarist, so ever since I was little I knew how music worked. I first tried composing when I fell in love with Beethoven’s Symphonies. My first composition was a short, simple piece for the violin, but soon after I started to want to write for groups and ensembles.
What were the most challenging aspects of writing your composition? Can you describe your composition?
This particular composition is an odd one for me because it has no real backstory or purpose, so I had to look for my own inspiration. I simply wrote it because I wanted to write a tango for Brass ensemble (I later wrote the orchestration that will soon be performed in two weeks) I wanted to write something fun, and fiery. The instrumentation is for the full forces of the orchestra, and makes special use of the brass section (As that is what this was originally intended for) You may expect to hear some odd sounds, and passionate themes.
