Program Notes
Nightfaring
Instrumentation: string orchestra
Duration: 5 mins
Premiere: Commissioned and premiered by Canberra Symphony Orchestra, September 16th and 17th, 2026.
As the night falls upon the forest, beyond the gloaming, we are eased into its depths.
Immersed in subtle changes in the air and light, our senses awaken. Our perception shifts, with the wind we hear and the air we feel on our skin, the scents that surround us, and the glimmers of light that shimmer through the darkness of the night.
Nightfaring invites us into the experience of how we navigate, move through, and belong in the world when it is illuminated through the darkness, when nocturnal worlds come alive.
—Leah Curtis 2026