The orchestral work Kahayla was commissioned to celebrate the building of the Burj Khalifa in 2009. A stipulation of the commission was that the piece should reflect on Dubai’s cultural identity.

Genre: Full orchestra

Duration: 5 minutes

Instrumentation:

3(III=picc).3(III=cor).3(III=bcl).2(II=cbsn)-4.3.3(III=btrbn).1–perc(3): 3 or 4 timp/3 toms/ BD/ SD/susp.cym/thunder sht/whip/w.b./bell tr./mar/anv/tamb/cab/T-t/–harp–keyboards(2):grandpno/cel–strings(12:10:08:06:04)

Score and parts are available to hire.