Treacherous Turbulence (2024) - Varis Sirisook

Premiered on 13th August 2025 as part of the 20th Thailand International Composition Festival at the College of Music, Mahidol University Conductor, Cho Ki Wong Triphens Ensemble: Yoshio Khunwathanaphakdee, Oboe Pokpak Jarassri, Clarinet Pattapee Kanjanasirisombat, Alto Saxophone Prachaya Suphawat, Bass Clarinet Thornthan Thongngam, Bassoon Thank you very much ‪@CalefaxReedQuintet‬ for the special mention in the Calefax Composers Competition 2024. This piece recounts the composer’s first experience with turbulence on an aeroplane ten years ago during a twelve-hour flight over Eurasia. It felt like a roller coaster ride, which the composer hates due to high speeds and erratic changes in direction. The plane was cruising so smoothly but every now and then, there would be a sudden drop in altitude, as if the plane were falling and spelling the doom of everyone onboard.