Alarm Will Sound premieres new commission by JG Thirlwell

Alarm Will Sound is a 20-member chamber orchestra that focuses on recordings and performances of contemporary classical music. They have commissioned JG Thirlwell to create a long form composition. The result is a 40 minute piece entitled ‘Execution’.

‘Execution’ comprises four movements : ‘Retribution’, ‘Evolution’, ‘Involution’ and ‘Devolution’.

It will premiere at the Sinquefield Music Center at the University of Missouri in Columbia, MO on January 17 2023. At the same concert, Alarm Will Sound will also perform pieces by Jlin, Daniel Wohl and Chris Thompson.