• Chamber Instrumentation: Flute/Piccolo, Oboe/English Horn, Clarinet/Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Piano, Vibes, Guitar/Banjo, Drum Set, String Quintet 

• Orchestral Instrumentation 2.2.2.2 - 4.2.2.1 - guitar/banjo, vibes, drum set, pno., str

• Duration: ~ 20'

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Music from the opera, THE STRANGERS:

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1. A City's Lifeblood - a depiction of late-19th Century New Orleans, and it's lifeblood, the Mississippi River.

 

2. A River's Tributaries - a tour of the various musics heard throughout the city during this time. Ten years later, Jazz would be born.

 

3. Jazz Funeral - The deep Catholic culture of the city runs deep through this two-part celebration of the dead.

 

4. Fat Tuesday - the Bacchanalia that is Mardi Gras.

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