EBBC 2017, Ostend Challenge division Test Piece.

Insomnia was based on the eponymous poem by Dante Gabriel Rosetti (1828-1882) It was commissioned by Vlamo at the occasion of the 2017 European Brass Band Championsships, Ostend 2017, and nominated Test piece of the year by 4 bars rest.

The piece combines spoken word (the declamation of Rosettis text by whispering musicians) with virtuoso brass playing. The continuous marimba ostinato gives it its hypnotic sense.