"Chasing the St. Croix" for large orchestra
Instrumentation:
(4/3/4/4; 4/4/3/1; perc.; harp; st.)
Duration:
approximately 6'30"
Dates of Composition/Revision:
August - December 1998, revised July - August 2001
Premier Performance:
May 16, 1999 - Bethel College, Minnesota. The Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Paul Jan Zdunek
Score:
available immediately
Parts:
available on short notice
Recording:
A recording of a January 1999 readthrough by the New England Conservatory Honors Orchestra in Boston's Jordan Hall, conducted by Stephen Lipsitt, is available on request.
Notes:
"Chasing the St. Croix" was composed in response to a commission on behalf of the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies. Initially composed in 1998, it was subjected to some revision after a January 1999 readthrough, prior to its first performance in May of the same year. The most recent revision (2001) remains unperformed.
