Holly Harrison HI-VIS for
orchestra
Full Score
Commissioned and first performed by the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Eivind Aadland, 11 March 2022, Federation Concert Hall, Hobart
Wise Music G. Schirmer Australia Pty Ltd Sydney, NSW
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Holly Harrison
HI-VIS
Sydney, NSW
Wise Music G. Schirmer Australia Pty Ltd
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Instrumentation
Piccolo
Flute
2 Oboes, 2nd doubling cor anglais
2 Clarinets in Bb, 2nd doubling bass clarinet
Bassoon
Contrabassoon
4 Horns in F
2 Trumpets in C
2 Trombones
Bass trombone
Tuba
Timpani
2 Percussionists:
Whip, small bass drum, hi-hat, mounted ratchet, sports whistle, train whistle, 2 x woodblocks, vibraslap, egg shaker/maraca, tambourine, snare drum, splash cymbal, crash cymbal, triangle, 2 x toms
Harp
Strings
Transposed score
duration circa 9 minutes
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Program note
Hi-Vis is inspired by night roadworks. For the majority of 2020 (and beyond!), major roadworks took place outside my Western Sydney home from 9pm to 4am each night: flickering lights, continuous drilling, humming, reversing, beeping, and grinding. Yet, amid lockdown times, I found the rhythms of machinery strangely comforting and exciting, and a gentle reminder of the existence of other people!
Hi-Vis is a musical re-imagining of these sights and sounds, but also a celebration of all things hi-vis, musical and otherwise. Think fluorescent, luminescent and neon colours, LED traffic batons, and, of course, workers in hi-vis vests. I began to imagine what road workers might be listening to, and how the contrast between the strobing lights and dark sky conjured up an almost nightclub-like environment. The piece loosely draws on ‘hi-vis’ elements of electronic dance music, brass fanfares, boot-scooting, and disco, all filtered through the constant on-and-off of earmuffs.
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Selected works by Holly Harrison also available from Wise Music G. Schirmer Australia
ORCHESTRA
Centrifuge (2022)
Hi-Vis (2021)
Black Ice (2021) for string orchestra
Fizzin’ Fury (2019)
Splinter (2018)
Jammed (2018)
Frumious (2013) for chamber orchestra
Big Top (2021) written for young audiences
POWER UP (2021)
min for body percussion and orchestra, written for young audiences
CONCERTO
Hovercraft (2025)
min for theremin, percussion and strings
Superhighway (2024) for saxophone and orchestra
Hellbent (2021) for trumpet and orchestra
Hotwire (2019) for viola and orchestra
CHAMBER
Swivel & Swerve (2024) for soprano sax and piano
Daredevil (2023) for clarinet, string quartet and piano
Riffs and Revs (2023)
min for flute, bass clarinet, cello, and keyboard
Burnout (2022) for brass ensemble
Triple Threat (2021) for brass and percussion
Bend/Boogie/Break (2018) for mixed sextet
min
min
min
The Mad Hatter’s Tea-Party (2018) for narrator and mixed quintet 18 min
Balderdash (2018) for string quartet
Lobster Tales and Turtle Soup (2016) for mixed sextet
WIND BAND
(2023)
min
And Whether Pigs Have Wings (2022) 10 min new version for soprano and wind band Splinter (2020) 8 min
