| Instrumentation: | string orchestra |
| Duration: | 4' |
| Year Composed: | 2003 |
| Notes: | Finalist in the 2004 international Oare String Orchestra Composing Competition. Jury: Peter Aviss, and celebrated UK composers John McCabe & David Matthews. Voted second place by the musicians and third place by the audience. |
Red Moonrise over Lac Rhéaume is a 4-minute work for string orchestra that captures the exhilaration of an unanticipated moonrise over a dark and tranquil lake. An expansive melody, from which all the music's material is derived, layered with slow undulating triplets often set against duple metre, evokes a world of expectation and mystery.