Charles B. Griffin » Orchestral

San José Chamber Orchestra performs Weaving Olden Dances: Concerto for Chamber Orchestra, August 29 & 30

Charles — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:50:17 +0000

The San José Chamber Orchestra’s Season Opening Concerts will feature pianist Jon Nakamatsu playing Mozart’s Piano Concerto #21 in C major, and the West Coast premiere of my Weaving Olden Dances: Concerto for Chamber Orchestra.

These performances, led by conductor Barbara Day Turner, are [...]

Concerto for Chamber Orchestra (2008)

Charles — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:09:40 +0000

I have written four of what I hope to be five movements of Concerto for Chamber Orchestra (Weaving Olden Dances), a consortium commission comprised of:

Westchester Chamber Orchestra (NY), Barry Charles Hoffman, Director
Western Piedmont Symphony (NC), John Gordon Ross, Director
San José Chamber Orchestra (CA), Barbara Day Turner, Director
Appalachian State [...]

Pick it up and Run with it (Orchestra)

Charles — Tue, 12 Dec 2000 08:55:57 +0000

Pick it up and Run with it (2001, rev. 2005) ca. 6’15”
Orchestra.
3333 4331 Timp, 2 Perc, Pf, Strings

Selected for a reading session by the Plymouth Music Series Orchestra in February 2001 as part of the American Composers Forum’s Orchestal Reading Project. Phillip Brunelle conducted. Alvin Singleton acted as composer-mentor.

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The Vampire Chronicles (Orchestra)

Charles — Fri, 12 May 1995 08:34:12 +0000

The Vampire Chronicles (1995) Four Movements. ca. 24’
Orchestra. (See below for specific instrumentation.)

Received performance prize of premiere by the University of Minnesota Orchestra, Keith Clark, director.

Listen to excerpts from the premiere:

Movement I:
unauthorized-vampire-chronicles-mvt-1-excerpt-2.mp3
Movement II:
unauthorized-vampire-chronicles-mvt-1-excerpt.mp3
Movement III, opening: