NOCTOPOLIS

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Noctopolis is a piece for large ensemble and fixed electronics, exploring a fictional city and its different areas. The audience is brought into various rooms, illustrated by specific immersive soundscapes as a free soul

passing through buildings. The more the piece evolves, the more these areas get abstract, and overwhelming, until becoming chaos.

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As the ensemble is essential. A sound engineer is highly recommended for the performance of the piece, not amplified, finding the right balance between the samples and the musicians is necessary. A sound engineer is highly recommended for the performance of the piece.

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Commissioned by the Philharmonia Orchestra as part of the Composer Academy scheme, premiered at the Royal Festival Hall in London (2024).

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