Jazz blues for orchestra and jazz soloists
Instrumentation unspecified jazz soloists; 2/2/2/2; 4/3/3/1; timp + 2 perc; orchestral strings (Horns 3 and 4, trumpet 3 and tuba are optional)
Percussion requirements (1) castanets; (2) 3 tomtoms (h/m/l), susp. cymbal (may substitute drum kit if desired)
Timing 3’45”
Composed 2003
Commissioned by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra with assistance from the Canada Council for the Arts
World Premiere February 26, 2004, Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia. Student soloists; Vancouver Symphony Orchestra; Tania Miller, conductor
Performances by Vancouver Symphony, Victoria Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic, Regina Symphony
Programme Notes
Gracey is Vancouver photographer Chick Rice’s chihuahua.
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