INSTRUMENTATION
2 Piccolos
2 Flutes
3 Oboes
Eb Clarinet
3 Clarinets in Bb
Bass Clarinet in Bb
Contrabass Clarinet in Eb
2 Bassoons
Contrabassoon
Soprano Saxophone in Bb
2 Alto Saxophones in Eb
Tenor Saxophone in Bb
Baritone Saxophone in Eb
4 Trumpets in C (optional parts for trumpet in Bb)
4 Horns in F
2 Trombones
Bass Trombone
2 Euphoniums
Tuba
Bass
Timpani
Percussion (4 players)
Crotales, Glockenspiel, Chimes, Xylophone, Vibraphone, Marimba (5 octave), Triangle, 2 Woodblocks (low and high), Suspended Cymbal, Crash Cymbals, 3 Tamtams (small, medium, and large), 2 Temple Blocks, Bass Drum
Piano
Harp
duration: ca. 7 minutes
Commissioned by the Institute for American Music of the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester.
Premiered in June 2001 at Symphony Hall in Boston, MA by the Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Keith Lockhart.
This version for wind ensemble was arranged by Mark Spede for the University of Texas at Austin Wind Ensemble, Jerry Junkin, director.