Season 9: AY 2010-2011

Fall 2010
 

Four orchestral arrangements for 24-26 OCO instrumentalists -- 2 flutes, oboe, 4-5 clarinets, trumpet, French horn, trombone, timpani, 5 violins, 4 violas, 3 cellos, percussion and piano.

• J.S. Bach Orchestral Suite No. 4 (Overture). Bach scored the Overture to his Orchestral Suite No. 4 for a small orchestra consisting of only 3 trumpets, 3 oboes, strings, and timpani. 
• Aaron Copland Rodeo (Hoe-down). Copland scored Hoe-down for an ~90-piece orchestra consisting of piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 tenor trombones, bass trombone, tuba, timpani, percussion, piano, and strings (38 violins, 14 violas, 12 cellos, 8 double basses).
• Gustav Holst “Jupiter” from The Planets. Holst scored Jupiter for an ~ 107-piece orchestra consisting of 2 piccolos, 2 flutes, 3 oboes, English horn, 3 clarinets, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons, contra bassoon, 6 horns, 4 trumpets, 2 tenor trombones, bass trombone, tenor tuba, bass tuba, 6 timpani, percussion, 2 harps, and strings (38 violins, 14 violas, 12 cellos, and 8 double basses).
• Lee Jisu Arirang Rhapsody.  Jisu scored Arirang for piano soloist with a small orchestra composed of piccolo, flute, oboe, horn, trumpet, timpani, bassoon, harp, percussion, and strings.

Spring 2011
 

Three orchestral arrangements for 20 OCO instrumentalists -- 2 flutes, oboe, 3 clarinets, trumpet, French horn, trombone, percussion, timpani, piano, 3 violins, 4 violas, and cello.

• Rimsky-Korsakov “The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship” from Scheherazade.  Scored for piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 tenor trombones, bass trombone, tuba, timpani, harp, and strings (34 violins, 14 violas, 12 cellos, and 8 double basses).
• Suk Serenade in Eb for String Orchestra, Op. 6.  Suk scored the Serenade for full string orchestra (1892).
• Dvorak Symphony No. 9 in e minor (“From the New World”), 4^th movement (Allegro con fuoco).  Dvorák wrote his ninth symphony in 1893, scoring the “Allegro con fuoco” movement for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 tenor trombones, bass trombone, timpani, percussion, and strings (34 violins, 14 violas, 12 cellos, and 8 double basses).