The Finnish composer Saariaho compositions are said to be 'confronted with the darkest and most dazzling dimensions of your subconscious and glimpses of the existential journeys she has made.' TheGuardian.Solar was composed by Kaija Saariaho. This incredibly modern piece uses electronic instrument and classic Orchestral instruments together creating a fusion of sound.Theelectronic material can be downloaded via a link provided with the scoreThe electronics for this piece can be run with a Max patch including a simulation of the sampler used in the original version and a generalreverberation. In both rehearsal and performance the sound engineer/musician should read the score and adjust the relative levels of the ensemble and electronics on the mixing desk according to the given context(musicalinterpretation equipment acoustics of the performance space).
