written for the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
as part of the ‘22–’23 Australian Composers’ School

concerto for cello and orchestra

Whalesong is remarkably sophisticated. Its patterns of repetition and variation mirror structures found in human music; its geographical diversity suggests distinct, yet overlapping, dialects and cultures; it exhibits hallmarks of language, including grammar and syntax––we just don’t understand what whales are saying (yet).

Eduard Teregulov, solo cello

Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra
Kevin Sütterlin, conductor