Ladder to the moon
Written 2005
Inspired by the painting by Georgia O'Keeffe
SCORED FOR:
Flute 1
Flute 2 doubles piccolo (sounds octave higher)
1 Oboe
1 Bb Clarinet
1 Bassoon
2 Horns in F
2 Trumpets in C
1 Trombone
1 Bass Trombone
Percussion 1: Hand Drum
(Remo Tombek, Djembe or any hand drum with a deep, resonant sound)
Percussion 2: xylophone, triangle, chimes
Timpani
Piano
Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Violoncello
Bass (sounds octave lower)
Commissioned by the Boston Modern Orchestra Project and the American Composers Forum.