DESCRIPTION:
"blimp" is a short work commissioned for the Auckland Symphony Orchestra's "Up, Up and Away" concerts by their conductor Peter Thomas. It was premiered on Sunday 1st May 2011 at the Auckland Town Hall, and had a repeat performance on Sunday 8th May at the Bruce Mason Centre in Auckland.

"Blimp [noun] a small, non-rigid airship or dirigible, especially one used chiefly for observation." For me, I think of blimps as being slightly odd, awkward to get off the ground and driven by men who are a little loopy; but, once in the air, they jauntily go about their purpose. I love this idea, and the music hopefully portrays this.

Video by Brendan O'Shea and Bruce Page.

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