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)

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