Orchestra
Commissioned by Stanford University, Carnegie Hall and the San Francisco Ballet. First concert performance: November 30, 2007, Stanford University, Alarm Will Sound conducted by Alan Pierson. Choreographed version (titled Joyride) by Mark Morris, first performed by San Francisco Ballet, April 23, 2008.
flute(=picc)
oboe
clarinet
bass clarinet
bassoon
horn
trumpet
trombone
2 percussion
keyboard sampler
piano (=celesta)
2 violins
viola
cello
contrabass
(a sampled celesta can be substituted if necessary)
Duration: 23 minutes
Dedicated to Ara Guzelimian.
Recordings
ICE Ensemble, John Adams, conductor
(Nonesuch)