RA (excerpt 2)

head, and the awesome ability to generate and operate the entire universe. The orchestra is an appropriate medium for expressing the power and the vastness, and depicts


The inspiration for RA comes from the ancient Egyptian deity of the same name and its enormous power and influence which occasionally merged with and absorbed other deities in the mythology. There is simplicity and unlimited energy in the sun disc above the god's head, and the awesome ability to generate and operate the entire universe. The orchestra is an appropriate medium for expressing the power and the vastness, and depicts a miniature version of all the coordinated galaxies. The other seeds of the piece are the fierce desert sun, as a destroyer of sickness and triviality, the deep blue sky, and the overwhelming mystery of antiquity.RA received an honorable mention at the gaudeamus music week 2007, being originally selected, along with two others, from 100 orchestral submissions.september 2007, muziekgebouw aan't IJ, amsterdam. holland symfonia. fabrice bollon, conductor.email the composer at z1368z@yahoo.com.