POWER UP (2021)
for Body Percussion and Orchestra (2.2.2.2 4.2.3.1, tmp, 2 perc, hp, strings (8.6.5.4.3))
Also available for chamber orchestra size with and without harp
Duration: 4’
Commissioned by the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
POWER UP features a set of learning videos created around the new Australian work “Power Up” for Orchestra and Body Percussion by Sydney-based composer Holly Harrison.
POWER UP is a lively and energetic work with a strong rhythmic focus. Drawing inspiration from 80s rock, the body percussion imitates the drum kit heard in the orchestra, embracing the drummer inside each of us. POWER UP uses three recurring percussive patterns throughout, along with drum fills and simple hand actions. Keep an ear out for how the patterns change as different instrument families join in and how they match up with the orchestra over time, especially the brass. The final section accelerates rapidly towards the end - in this adrenaline-filled finale, I ask: can you keep up?!
Head to the TSO POWER UP PAGE for free resources, score, and how-to body percussion videos.
Live in concert with Greensboro Symphony Orchestra and Evan Feldman!
Performances
24 February 2024, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Jen Winley, A Might on Bay View, Claremont, WA
14 September 2023, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Ingrid Martin, Brisbane, QLD
16 June 2023, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Carlo Antonioli, Deadline to Showtime, Federation Concert Hall, Hobart, TAS
21 March 2023, Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, Evan Feldman, Steven Tanger Centre, Greensboro, NC, USA
14 March, 2023, Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, Evan Feldman, Steven Tanger Centre, Greensboro, NC, USA
10 March 2023, Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, Evan Feldman, Steven Tanger Centre, Greensboro, NC, USA
9 March 2023, Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, Evan Feldman, Steven Tanger Centre, Greensboro, NC, USA
8 March 2023, Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, Evan Feldman, Steven Tanger Centre, Greensboro, NC, USA
7 March 2023, Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, Evan Feldman, Steven Tanger Centre, Greensboro, NC, USA
17 September 2022, Mini TSO Version, Gary Wain, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Studio, Hobart, TAS