The new commission "Sunrise with Sea Monsters" by Oliver Waespi will be premiered at the Swiss National Brass Band Championships at the KKL Lucerne on 26 November 2023. It was commissioned to be premiered as an own choice work in the Championship section. As usual for this event, the performing ensemble will only be unveiled after the competition.

Based on the homonymous painting by the english painter J.W.D. Turner (1775 - 1851), the piece explores Turner's late period in which the work with light, color and abstract forms became more important than the content depicted. The ambiguity and suggestive power of Turner's painting opens up a wide musical potential. The work is structured in four parts: "Sunrise", "Charybdis", "Sirens" and "... keep your monster on a leash", which is some sort of extended rhythmical extravaganza in which the preceding elements of the music coalesce into an affirmation of exuberance and energy.

More information about the event and tickets is availabe here .