Peter Askim: Music
Islands: Concerto for Double Bass and String Orchestra (Click Here for Program Notes)
(Peter Askim, Double Bass; Ransom Wilson, Conductor)
"Islands" is based on the four major islands of the Hawaiian chain. The jagged contours of Kauai’s Na Pali coast, the play and shimmer of Oahu’s surf, Maui’s majestic Haleakala sunrise and the bubbling and crackling of the Big Island’s lava fields.
"Islands" was commissioned by the Tam and Young Arts Chair at Iolani School. It was premiered in Honolulu by the Iolani Concert Orchestra and later performed with Ransom Wilson conducting and Peter Askim as soloist at the 2005 International Society of Bassists Convention.