River of Light - Specifications

Duration: about 70 minutes

Instrumentation:

Soprano Solo, Tenor Solo, Narrator, Chorus and Orchestra

Orchestra:

2 Flutes (2nd with picc.) 2 Oboes (2nd with E.H.) 2 Clarinets (2nd with B. Cl.) 2 Bassoons (2nd with Cntr. Bass.) 2 Horns, 2 Trumpets, 2 Trombones, 3 Percussion players, Harp, Piano, Strings.

Slight amplification is intended for the Tenor in Mvt 1 and Delay Pedal and amplification for Soprano in Mvt 4.

Perc 1:

Vibraphone, Pitched Gong Eb, Large zipper, Bass drum, Whirly tube, Sus cymbal, Crash cymbals, Tom toms, Auxiliary cymbals, Bell Tree

Perc 2:

Marimba, Bass Drum, Bell Tree, Large rainstick, Glock, Steel Pans, Large Tam tam, Sizzle Cymbal, Tom toms, Xylophone, Whirly tube, Crotales, Maracas (small, coarse), Timpani 28’ or 26’Triangle

Perc 3:

Sus cymbal, Med Tam tam, Glock, Large Tam tam, Timpani 23’, 28’, Marraca (sandy), Sizzle Cymbal, Bass drum, Pitched Gong on E, Tom toms, Steel Pans lead size, Waterphone, Chinese Cymbal, Wire brushes, Ratchet, Rocks/Stones, Dog Chain (for visual), Thunder sheet, Tube chimes, Xylophone, 4 Tablas, tuned , Tanpura , Ribbon Crasher, Other auxiliary cymbals

All movements are also designed to stand on their own.