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Richard Peaslee : Chicago Concerto


Publisher Margun Music
Category
Soloist(s) and Large Ensemble (7 or more players)
Year Composed 1967
Duration
17 Minutes
Solo Instrument(s) Baritone Saxophone
Orchestration
asx(cl), asx(fl,afl), tsx(cl), tsx(cl,bcl), 4 tpt, 4 tbn, btbn, gtr, dm, db; opt: 4 vc, 2 perc
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Programme Note

Chicago Concerto was commissioned by the well-known composer and conductor Bill Russo for his orchestra to perform with Gerry Mulligan as soloist. It features the baritone saxophone in four contrasting movements with room for the players to improvise. It is a showpiece for both soloist and orchestra.

--Richard Peaslee

Reviews

  • ...a brilliant fresh work for jazz orchestra and its performance was given a standing ovation. Russo and Mulligan repeated the piece as an encore.

    , Down Beat Magazine

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