The Orchestra Pit (2017)
a collaboration between composer Dayton Kinney and acclaimed children’s author Joanna Wright
Commissioned by the Durham Medical Orchestra
Duration
about 10 minutes
Instrumentation
Orchestra (2.2.2.2/4.3.3.1/timp.3perc/str) and Narrator
First Performance
December 10, 2017 at Baldwin Hall, Durham, NC
Conductor: Verena Mösenbichler-Bryant
Performer: Durham Medical Orchstra
Program Notes
Based on Joanna Wright’s The Orchestra Pit, this music follows the story of a snake, who falls into the wrong pit. It meets and greets all of the members of the orchestra, while trying to find its way back home.
Book
The Orchestra Pit