for viola, hammond b3 organ and two percussionists
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Nocturnes, for Viola, Hammond B3 Organ and Percussion I. Brooding II. Feverish III. Sternenzelt John Graham, viola, Red Wierenga, organ, Melanie Sehman and Andrea Lustig, percussion
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Ensemble:viola, Hammond B3 organ (or sampler) and percussion (2 players) 1: snare drum, 5 bongos, marimba, vibraphone, crotales (2 octaves) 2: bass drum, vibraphone, timpani, woodblock, crotales (2 octaves)
Duration: 23 minutes
Commissioned by: the Barlow Endowment for Musical Composition at Brigham Young University for John Graham
Première: February 6, 2003
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, New York
John Graham, viola, Red Wierenga, organ, Melanie Sehman and Andrea Lustig, percussion Composed: September – December 2002 Dedicated to: John Graham