In Pursuit...
Claire McCue
Description
Instrumentation Genre Ensemble (with conductor)
Tag orchestra
Duration 16 minutes
Instrumentation Flute [1 player]; Flute (+ piccolo) [1 player]; Oboe [2 players]; Oboe (+ cor anglais) [1 player]; Clarinet [1 player]; Clarinet (+ bass clarinet) [1 player]; Bassoon [1 player]; Bassoon (+ contrabassoon) [1 player]; Horn [2 players]; Trumpet [2 players]; Trombone (solo) [2 players]
A single-movement double trombone concerto, c.'16, including some theatrical choreography of slide movement and positioning for the players.
Instrumentation Genre Ensemble (with conductor)
Tag orchestra
Duration 16 minutes
Instrumentation Flute [1 player]; Flute (+ piccolo) [1 player]; Oboe [2 players]; Oboe (+ cor anglais) [1 player]; Clarinet [1 player]; Clarinet (+ bass clarinet) [1 player]; Bassoon [1 player]; Bassoon (+ contrabassoon) [1 player]; Horn [2 players]; Trumpet [2 players]; Trombone (solo) [2 players]
Performances of this work
| Date | Venue | Performer | Link |
| 11/01/2020 (*premiére) | University of Edinburgh Reid Concert Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | In Pursuit... - recording |
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