SYMPHONY #6-THE GIFT

This work was written as a gift to the human race: a reminder of what is possible, if we simply choose to embrace the potential of our civility and spirituality. Disturbed by what I have witnessed during my lifetime: constant wars, murder, the evolving practice of stealing up to and including the corporate level, the horrid abuse of women and children, defacing the planet and the growing celebration of self-degradation, I was motivated to write a liturgical work. ORCHESTRATION Piccolo 2 Flues (doubling on Alto Flute) 2 Oboes English Horn 2 Bb Clarinets Bass Clarinet 2 Bassoons Contra Bassoon 4 Horns in F 3 Bb Trumpets 2 Tenor Trombones Bass Trombone Tuba Six percussionists: Marimba Vibraphone Tubular Bells (F#3, F#4) Crash Cymbal Suspended Cymbal Tam tam 4 Timpani Medium and low tom toms Snare Bass 100-150 chorus (SATB) Solo Baritone Solo Mezzo Soprano 18-22 1st Violins 16-20 2nd Violins 14-18 Violas 10-12 Celli 8-10 Basses Duration: (61:31)