A PROGRAMMATIC CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA The work is comprised of three 'themed' movements: I: Cassiopeia; II: Andromeda; III: Perseus. The overall duration is 42 minutes. Instrumentation: 2 Flutes (2nd doubling Piccolo); (Flutes require B-foot joints), 2 Oboes (2nd doubling Cor Anglais), 2 Clarinets in Bb (2nd doubling Clarinet in A), Bass Clarinet (extended-range instrument required), 2 Bassoons (2nd doubling Contrabassoon), 2 French Horns in F, 2 Bb Trumpets, 2 Trombones. Timpani (1 player). Percussion* (2 players). Piano. Strings: [Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Violoncello, Contrabass (all basses to be able to play low C)] Note: Transposing instruments are written in C in the score. *Percussion: Marimba (bow required), Vibraphone (bow required), Glockenspiel, Crotales (standard high octave set), Tubular Bells, Flexatone; Bass Drum, Tenor Drum, Snare Drum (14”); Medium Triangle (stand-suspended), Suspended Cymbal (stand-suspended), Sizzle Cymbal (stand-suspended); 2 Guiros (one metal, one wood or gourd), Sandpaper Blocks (fine grade), Cabasa (steel mesh), Claves, Maracas (fine bead), and Tambourine. Note: The following instruments are used by both players, but at different times: Marimba, Vibraphone, Glockenspiel, Bass Drum, Sizzle Cymbal, Suspended Cymbal, Cabasa and Maracas.

Composed for the Lebuinuscantorij, Deventer, The Netherlands. First performance: 18 April 2019.