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Lauren Bernofsky |
Ode to a Forgotten Past
| Instrumentation | 2222 2221 strings |
| Length | 7' 15" |
| Difficulty | Moderately easy |
| Comments | This piece is slow, tonal, and dreamy in character. It works well for profesional as well as community orchestras. |
| Sources | Available from the composer.
E-mail: lbernofsky@laurenbernofsky.com
Web address: http://www.laurenbernofsky.com |
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| History | Commissioned and premiered by the Holyoke Civic Symphony (Holyoke, MA), David Kidwell, Director. |
| Contributor | the composer |
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Five Songs on Poems of Robert Herrick
| Instrumentation | soprano, 1 percussion, strings |
| Length | 12' 40" |
| Difficulty | Moderate |
| Comments | This piece is tonal and lyrical, based on the poetry of the Rennaisance poet Robert Herrick. It contains five contrasting movements that make use of the various colors and textures available from a string orchestra. |
| Sources | Available from the composer.
E-mail: lbernofsky@laurenbernofsky.com
Web address: http://www.laurenbernofsky.com |
| Extras | Sound excerpts can be heard on the composer's website. |
| History | Commissioned and premiered by Sinfonia Calcania of Boston, Gary Peterson, Director, and Elisa Doughty, soprano. |
| Contributor | the composer |
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Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra
| Instrumentation | solo trumpet and 2222 222 perc., strings |
| Length | 23' |
| Difficulty | Moderately difficult |
| Comments | This concerto is written in the traditional three-movement format. It is challenging yet well-written for all the instruments. It has successfully been performed by a high school ensemble. The solo part is on a professional level of difficulty. This piece was the subject of a doctoral dissertation by Mary L. Thornton. A piano reduction is also available. |
| Sources | Available from the composer.
E-mail: lbernofsky@laurenbernofsky.com
Web address: http://www.laurenbernofsky.com |
| Extras | A sound excerpt can be heard on the composer's website. |
| History | Premiered with piano in Madison, WI by Mary L. Thornton, trumpet, and Elaine Moss, piano. Premiered with orchestra by Gary Peterson, trumpet, and the Symphony Orchestra of the Halsnoy Musikksommerskole, Kjell Seim, conductor, in Bergen, Norway. |
| Contributor | the composer |
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