Rocaná (Room of Light) is an orchestral composition written in 2008 by the South Korean composer Unsuk Chin.
[1] Rocaná is cast in a single movement and lasts approximately 21 minutes.
But throughout the work, jolts of energy keep happening: leaping lines, ominous 12-tonish themes that pierce the tranquil background buzz, outbursts of wailing brasses and metallic strings that come at you like a musical flamethrower.
"[2] Christopher Dingle of BBC Music Magazine similarly wrote that "the orchestra reflects, refracts and distorts its material as if the sound is sent through combinations of prisms and mirrors.
"[3] A recording of Rocaná, performed by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kent Nagano, was released alongside Unsuk Chin's Violin Concerto No.