• Celebratory spatial fanfare for 16 horns and 7 percussionists: 1 circumambulating bang zi player/ 2 soloists in the center of the audience playing kempuls, set of 3 mu yu, set of 4 kempuls [Tumbuk Nem, pelog 1, slendro 1 and suwuk slendro 2], 1 dui bo, 1 da gu, 1 da luo, 3 da bo, 1 wind drum and set of 16 yun luo / 4 players positioned in between the hornists, playing each 1 suspended xiao luo and one pai gu

• Duration: 8'
• In 1 movement, with choice of two endings, feasible without conductor
• Composed in 2001
• Commissioned by the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles.
• First performance: 15.02.02 MITA ARTrium (Singapore)
• Parts: To rent the parts, please email <rc@robertcasteels.com>
• Recording: To purchase the Kreisleriana cd, please email <rc@robertcasteels.com>
• Downloadable scores for inspection:
  Hui_Rao.pdf

Translated literally as ‘sound surrounding’, Hui Rao was specially written for the launch of the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (Singapore). The relentless pulse of the bang zi replaces the conductor. The music is energetic and fast. As the twenty players stand in a large circle, the audience is surrounded by a whirl of sound, hence the title. The first performance of this piece took place in the vibrant surroundings of the MITA ARTrium in 2001.