George Lloyd - George Lloyd: Le Pont Du Gard (1990) Study Score for orchestra

A single movement orchestral sketch, inspired by the ancient Roman aqueduct that crosses the Gardon River in Vers-Pont-du Gard near Remoulins, in Southern France were Lloyd spent a summer holiday. At the front of the score the composer described it thus - Scene: A wild country; shepherds play their pipes; the Romans come and go; the shepherds play again. The work was not performed until 2013 when it was recorded by the Bath Philharmonic. 'It has a distinct French impressionist imprint, and towards the end, a jaunty very Vaughan Williams-like March' '... a piece that deals in gentle pastels rather than glare and saturation.' MusicWeb International.