Affinity: Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra (2015)
Sharon Isbin photo by J. Henry Fair
Details
Affinity: Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra (2015)
Music by Chris Brubeck
Instrumentation
Flute 1, 2 (Flute 2 doubles Wooden Piccolo)
Oboe
English Horn
Bb Clarinet 1, 2
Bassoon 1, 2
French Horn 1, 2
Bb Trumpet 1, 2
Trombone 1
Timpani
Percussion 1: Glock, Finger Cymbals, Tambourine, Triangle, Metal Spoons, 2 Plate Crash Cymbals
Percussion 2: Tambourine, Hi-Hat, Tenor Drum, Suspended Cymbal, Maraca, Clave, Guiro, Castanets, Clay Drums or Bongos
Guitar Solo
Violin I, II
Cello
Double Bass
Overview
“Affinity: Concerto for Guitar & Orchestra” was commissioned by the Betsy Russell Fund for New Music for Sharon Isbin, and premiered in April 2015 with the Maryland Symphony, Elizabeth Schulze conducting. It has been performed many times since then, including at the Aspen Music Festival and by the Detroit Symphony, Leonard Slatkin conducting. Fred Child of NPR’s “Performance Today” has played the piece on his show several times in 2017.