Commisioned for the EBBC Championship Section 2026
"Alienus" is a word that means more than just extraterrestrial. It speaks of the foreign, the unfamiliar, the strange, of that what comes from beyond - and yet stirs questions deep within us. This piece tells the story an encounter, when humans come upon a sleeping, enigmatic alien creature.
The sound world of the piece is based on ancient roots; the hymn Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme is heard in its full glory in the finale of the piece, but in two tempi at the same time.
The piece is published by Mitropa Music, Hal Leonard.