1(Picc, Alto) 1(EH) 1(Bcl) 1 1110 Perc (2), Pf, Hp, Str
Duration: ca. 12 minutes
Publisher: C. F. Peters Corporation, Edition Peters 67674
Hayes Biggs’ To Becalme His Fever, a world premiere, derives its inspiration from a 17th-century poem by Robert Herrick. Scored for [chamber orchestra], the work is a vivid evocation of anxiety, fits and repose. The language embraces pointillistic colors, romantic lines and prickly episodes when the demons hover. Biggs claims a forceful and subtle dramatic hand, along with a keen command of instrumental resources.”