Harper, Philip - Elegy and Episodes

Elegy and Episodes was composed in 2013 for Cory Band tenor horn player Ailsa Russell, and premiered by her at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff. A melancholic elegy section featuring lyrical solo lines and a rippling accompaniment is contrasted with a light-hearted but high-energy rondo which requires excellent dexterity, rhythm and range from the soloist.