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Voice of the Wood by Russell Peck
Dong-Oo Lee, So-Young Jeon, Kyung-Mi Anna Lee, Jacques Lee Wood (cello soloists)
Djong Victorin Yu (conductor)
Pohang Symphony Orchestra 2017
Odysseus Chamber Orchestra
Jason Lim, Conductor
Concerto for cello quartet and orchestra
I. Prelude
II. Fantasia
Commissioned for NPR station, WDAV, to commemorate their 20th anniversary. Premiered by the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, March 1999.
“Classic Peck, tonal and accessible, and driven by syncopation”
Charlotte Observer
The Upward Stream– concerto for tenor saxophone
The Glory and The Grandeur– concerto for percussion trio
Cave– dramatic piece for wind ensemble
Drastic Measures– saxophone quartet 9′ 45″
Voice of the Wood– concerto for cello quartet and orchestra, or arrangement for cello quartet and piano 21′
The Upward Stream– concerto for tenor saxophone, or solo saxophone with piano arrangement. 20′
Lift-Off!- for percussion trio (or multiples of three) 7′ 30″
The Glory and the Grandeur– concerto for percussion trio 12′
Harmonic Rhythm– concerto for timpani and orchestra, or solo timpani with piano arrangement 22′
Don’t
Tread on Me or My String Quartet– for string quartet (shares themes with Playing With Style) 3′ 30″
Five-Ring Circus– for woodwind quintet 2′ 15″
A Minor Monster-Piece– for brass quintet (shares themes with Playing With Style) 2’15”
Big-Shot Brass– for brass quintet (shares themes with The Thrill of the Orchestra) 1′ 10″
In the Garden– for organ and optional drum set 5″
The Cat’s Meow– for duo pianists or one with four paws
Sales of Sheet Music available through
Eble/ Groth Music Co. (800) 969-4772 www.grothmusic.com
Some pieces also available through
Steve Weiss Music (215) 659-0100
or email with inquiry: peckmusic@russellpeck.com
in Brass Quintet / Cello Quartet / Chamber Music / Chamber Music / Organ / Percussion / Piano / Saxophone Quartet / Timpani / Uncategorized / Woodwind Quintet
Orchestral Works:
Signs of Life II- for string orchestra
Signs of Life- for string orchestra
Peace Overture- for orchestra
Gabriel– concert overture for orchestra
Don’t Tread on Me– for string orchestra
Mozart Escapes– settings of Mozart for orchestra
Ultra-Americana– two pieces for orchestra
Freedom Fanfare– for orchestra
Revolutionary Action– for orchestra
Concertos:
Voice of the Wood– concerto for cello quartet and orchestra
The Glory and the Grandeur– concerto for percussion trio and orchestra
Harmonic Rhythm– concerto for timpani and orchestra
The Upward Stream– concerto for tenor saxophone and orchestra
Educational & Family Pieces:
The Thrill of the Orchestra– demonstrates the instruments of the orchestra with narration
The Thrill Beyond Words (instrumental)
Playing with Style– demonstration piece for narrator and orchestra
Jack and Jill at Bunker Hill– a story from the founding of the USA for narrator and orchestra
Where’s Red Robin?– story piece with narrator and orchestra
Concerto for Cello Quartet and Orchestra
or
Arrangement for Cello Quartet and Piano
conducted by Peter McCopplin
I. Prelude
II. Fantasia
Composed for the innovative medium of cello quartet and orchestra. Voice of the Wood was premiered by the Charlotte Symphony to standing and shouting applause. Suitable for performance by an orchestra’s own cellists, it can also be performed by a guest artists cello quartet.
“classic Peck, tonal and accessible, and driven by syncopation . . . especially winning was the rich collective voice of the four soloists . . . the audience responded with an extended ovation”
Charlotte Observer
“very positive response . . . the audience was on its feet just moments after the music ended”
National Public Radio: Performance Today
duration: 21′
(1999)
3(3rd db. picc.)/2+E.h./2+b.cl./2+cbn. 4/3/3/1
timp. 3 perc. piano harp
violin I & II violas basses
solo cello quartet
To purchase this contact:
Eble Music Co. (319) 338-0313 www.eble.com
Lift Off by Russell Peck featuring Dr. Robert LedBetter, Sam McKenzie, and Haydn Halsted.
2018 Spring Percussion Concert.
demonstration piece for orchestra with narration
With wit and fun, this popular “concerto for conductor” uses engaging music and narration to illustrate the conductor’s role and the basics of crescendo, diminuendo, accelerando, ritardando, legato and staccato. This work is also designed to permit narration by the conductor. Playing With Style works naturally on any program dealing with the role of the conductor or the elements of music.
Russell has composed a variety of narrated pieces appropriate for a broad range of ages. These works have been performed throughout the United States, Canada, and in Europe and Asia.
Commissioned by a consortium of North Carolina orchestras, this work has been performed by the Rochester Philharmonic, Indianapolis Symphony, and dozens of other orchestras across the country.
duration: 10′
(1991)
2/2/2/2
4/2/3/1
timp. 2 perc. strings
narrator (or conductor narration)
A
chamber orchestra version (using different score
& parts) has instrumentation as follows:
2/2/2/2 2/2/1/1
timp. 1 perc. (or timp./perc. 1
player) strings
narrator (or conductor narration)
Russell Peck, narrator; Greensboro Symphony Orchestra
Stuart Malina, conductor