EMILY HOWARD
The Summoning of Mephisto

for mixed ensemble (4 players) and film (2007)

oboe (dbl. cor anglais), percussion (1 player), viola and double bass

A performance of The Summoning of Mephisto is intended to accompany a screening of The Summoning of Mephisto sequence from the film Faust (dir. F.W.Murnau, 1926).

Duration: 8'30''

Commissioned by Psappha

World première: Psappha / cond. John Casken, Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall, Manchester, 20th April 2007