Five Songs from the Summit

Commissioned by the Akron Symphony Orchestra for the 75th anniversary celebration. The piece is for youth orchestra with an accompanying cd of songs written by middle school children from Akron middle schools.

Grade Level: 5
Copyright: 2002
Number of Players: Standard + CD
Duration: 10:00

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Instrumentation

Piccolo
Flute 1
Flute 2
Oboe 1
Oboe 2
Clarinet in Bb 1
Clarinet in Bb 2
Bass Clarinet
Bassoon 1
Bassoon 2

Horn in F 1-2
Horn in F 3-4
Trumpet in Bb 1
Trumpet in Bb 2-3
Tuba

Timpani
Percussion 1 (drum set, bongos, claves)
Percussion 2 (shaker, sleigh bells, xylophone, crash cymbals, suspended cymbal)
Percussion 3 (suspended cymbal, bass drum, tam tam, congas, chimes, snare drum)

Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Cello
Contrabass

CD Recording