Piano Concerto
Karen Amrhein
About this work:
In three movements: A Gathering, A Ballad, A Dance.
My Piano Concerto with Chamber Orchestra was written in the spring and summer of 2005. Initially, the concerto was scored for single woodwinds and brass (and soloist). When I completed this 12 minute score, I gave it into the hands and ears of my husband Stephen and my friend and colleague Lee Actor, whose response and incisive critique encouraged me to revise and expand the piece. By the middle of the summer of 2005 I'd completed the concerto once again! In its final version, the concerto is scored for piano and chamber orchestra, and is a full 18 minutes in length.
Year composed: 2005
Duration: 18:00:20
Ensemble type: Orchestra:Chamber Orchestra with Soloist(s)
Instrumentation: 1 Flute, 1 Oboe, 1 Clarinet, 1 Bassoon, 2 Horn in F, 1 Trumpet, 1 Trombone, 1 Tuba, ,1 Piano soloist(s), 16 Violin, 6 Viola, 6 Cello, 4 Double bass