The world premiere of Luke Mombrea's Black Gold recorded at LSO St Luke's on 4 May 2024 as part of LSO Discovery's Soundhub Showcase 2024.
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Programme Note

Black Gold is an audiovisual work for four players, live electronics and video projected onto draped fabric. The piece is based on the 1928 Santa Fe Springs oil well fires which lasted over two months, one of the longest oil fires in the state's history.

The work explores how fire, an integral element in the natural growth and decay of ecosystems, is altered by the extraction of natural resources.

The visual component of this piece is created by Nate Mohler and utilizes fragmented sections of photographs of the disaster, as well as simulated textures projection mapped onto the draped fabric structure.

The piece unfolds in three movements: the first depicting the Santa Fe desert and its inhabitants, the second representing the constructed machinery of the rigs and the third depicting the months-long fire.

From the Los Angeles Times:

'[The Fire] yesterday harked back to the days of 1922 when its notorious gas blowouts tore great craters in the earth and burned for many days … '
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Players
Leah Hallinon flute
Clare Findlater flute
Colin Alexander cello
Tom Goodman double bass
Josie Ellis double bass
William Puhr double bass
Helen Tunstall harp
Laura Bradford percussion
Jacob Brown percussion
Matt Farthing percussion
Darren Bloom conductor
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Biography

Luke Mombrea is a London-based composer originally from Oakland, California. His work spans many different mediums including concert works, art installations and scores for film and television. Luke’s music draws from a wide range of influences including folk, ambient and spectral music.

In addition to this recent LSO Soundhub Commission, his work has been performed internationally including performances by the Carducci Quartet and players from the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Luke also works actively in film and television and has orchestrated numerous scores recorded in AIR and Abbey Road Studios as well as recently composing the score for an HBO Pilot.
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About the Soundhub Scheme

Based at LSO St Luke’s, LSO Soundhub provides a flexible environment where composers can explore, collaborate and experiment, with access to vital resources, support from industry professionals and LSO members and staff.

Soundhub is a composer-led resource, responding directly to the needs of those using it: a supportive framework for artists to try out new ideas, develop existing work and benefit from peer-to-peer networking and support.

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LSO Soundhub is generously supported by Susie Thomson

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