Season 5: AY 2006-2007

Fall 2006 and Spring 2007
 

Five orchestral arrangements for 27 players -- 2 flutes, Eb clarinet, 2 Bb clarinets, soprano sax, alto sax, tenor sax, baritone sax, trumpet, horn, tenor trombone, bass trombone, tuba, 4 violins, 3 violas,  1 cello, 1 doublebass, xylophone, timpani, piano, and percussion.   The shifting instrumentation of OCO necessitated orchestrating several different versions for Bartok’s A Falu Tànca, Tchaikovsky’s Fatum Symphonic Poem, and Elgar’s Nimrod variation. 

• Bartok A Falu Tánca in two versions:  with and without oboe.
• Tchaikovsky Fatum Symphonic Poem in three versions:  (1) with baritone sax; (2) with a second French horn, without baritone sax;  (3) two horns, minus soprano, alto and baritone saxes, and minus tuba.
• Elgar Nimrod variation in three versions:  (1) with baritone sax; (2) with a second French horn, without baritone sax;  (3) two horns, minus soprano, alto and baritone saxes, and minus tuba.
• Elgar Theme, Variation 4 (W.M.B) and Variation 5 (R.P.A.) for 2 flutes, Eb clarinet, 2 Bb clarinets, tenor sax, trumpet, 2 horns, tenor trombone, bass trombone, 3 violins, 2 violas,  1 cello, 1 doublebass.
• Schubert Symphony No. 8 in b, D. 759, (the “Unfinished”), Allegro Moderato for 2 flutes, Eb clarinet, 2 Bb clarinets, tenor sax, 1 trumpet, 2 horns, tenor trombone, bass trombone, 3 violins, 2 violas,  1 cello, 1 doublebass.