King Lear Overture

Music by Philip Glass

CAST:
4 Flutes (2 doubling Picc.), 2 Oboes Cor Anglais, 2 Bassoons, 4 Horns, 3 Trumpets in c, 2 Trombones, Bass Trombone, Tuba, Timp, Percussion (unclear how many players at this point) Piano Celesta, 2 Harps, Strings

COMMISSION:
Commissioned by Fifty for the Future : The Kronos Learning Repertoire

WORLD PREMIERE:
New York City, NY, New York Philharmonic, conductor Jaap van Zweden

PUBLISHER:
Dunvagen Music Publishers

CATEGORIES:
Orchestral