The One Minute Symphony of
Richard Hughes
In the One Minute Symphony project, composition students from the Royal Conservatoire The Hague take to the streets to make contact with a resident of The Hague or are inspired by a location or a work of art somewhere in the city. The students write a one-minute symphony about this encounter, which is played by us a short time later. A personal story transformed into music. That is only possible at Residentie Orkest.
"I see a lot of similarities between running a factory and running an orchestra."
- Richard Hughes
Composition student Richard Hughes sought inspiration for his One Minute Symphony at the company Promolding. Founder Jac Gofers gave Richard a tour of the company which specializes in plastic injection molding, product development and materials research. Richard saw many similarities to the work in the company and how an orchestra works. Who knows, he might even incorporate the sounds from the factory into his work.
The premiere of Richard Hughes' One Minute Symphony sounds on Simone Lamsma plays Shostakovich Sunday, Feb. 20, at 2:15 p.m. at Amare.
Follow the process
Richard likes to show you how the creative process goes while composing this One Minute Symphony. From first meeting to the Last note, you can follow it in a series of short vlogs.