Bush, Alan - Earth in Shadow

Orchestration
Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, Cor Anglais, 2 Clarinets in Bb, Bass clarinet, 2 Bassoons
4 Horns in F, 2 Trumpets in Bb, 3 Trombones, Timpani, Percussion (Tambourine, Side drum, Bass Triangle, Bass drum, Cymbals), Piano
Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass)
Mixed voice chorus (SATB)

First performed in 1986 by the Student Orchestra and Choir at Goldsmiths College, London, this work is a setting of a poem by Nancy Bush. Although written 20 years ago, it has a particular relevance today with the current fears of global warming and man's destruction of the environment.