Concerto for Orchestra

The Concerto for Orchestra is an orchestral composition by the American composer Christopher Rouse. The work was commissioned by the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music and is dedicated to conductor and frequent Rouse collaborator Marin Alsop. The piece was completed February 24, 2008 and premiered at the festival August 1, 2008, with Marin Alsop leading the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra. Composition Structure The Concerto for Orchestra is composed in two "halves" played without pause. A performance of the work lasts approximately 28 minutes. In the program notes to the Concerto for Orchestra, Rouse commented on the unique form of the piece, saying: Instrumentation The Concerto for Orchestra is scored for an orchestra comprising three flutes (3rd doubling piccolo), three oboes (3rd doubling English horn), two clarinets, bass clarinet (doubling piccolo clarinet), two bassoons, contrabassoon, four French horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, harp, timpani, percussion (four players), and strings.