Divertimento for orchestra

About the composition

The 2024-2025 season marks Phion Orchestra’s fifth season. Bram Kortekaas celebrates this milestone in his composition Divertimento for orchestra.

A divertimento was historically often written for social occasions. It has later become a title that is used for concert music as well. In both cases, a divertimento is generally a light-hearted composition.

In line with the festive occasion for which it is written, Divertimento for orchestra paints a picture of a party. With playful, energetic music on an often grinding harmonic basis, it first shows the expectant mood during somewhat chaotic party preparations. A captivating interplay of bubbles in a glass of sparkling wine is described by a section of mysterious harmonic and instrumentational colours. After this resting point in the music, the focus shifts to the now bustling festivities with a dance like, fast finale.