Stream 3 (chamber orchestra)

A commission instigated by Joel Sachs and premiered by the New Juilliard Ensemble,  Stream 3 is a homage to Gunther Schuller's ''Third Stream'' music, in which jazz and classical modernism mingle.

Full Instrumentation

Instrumentation 1(pic).1.1+bcl.0+cbn / 1.1.1.1 / 2perc / pf / str (1.1.1.1.1)

Flute (dbl pic)
Oboe
Clarinet (dbl bcl)
Contrabassoon

Horn
Trumpet
Trombone
Tuba
2 Percussion

Piano

Strings (single players)
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Review

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ALLAN KOZINN, THE NEW YORK TIMES, SEPTEMBER 2005

(Stream 3) is a concerto grosso of sorts, with a jazz trio as the concertino. Both the trio and the larger ensemble play overtly jazzy music, but when the trio was in the spotlight, it had a more freewheeling, improvisatory quality, while the full band's pages seemed more fully scripted, and more susceptible to formal touches.

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Resources

PERFORMANCE MATERIALS

RESEARCHERS: EXPLORE STREAM 3 SOLO PIANO, SOLO BASS, SOLO DRUMSET, AND CHAMBER ORCHESTRA AT THE ALEXANDER TURNBULL LIBRARY