Arise, Athena! (2015)

Scored for Full Orchestra and Chorus

Date of Composition: 2015; Duration: 3’00; Commissioning body: BBC Proms; Premiere performance: BBC Proms 2015, Royal Albert Hall, London; Premiere performers: Marin Alsop/BBC SO/BBC SC/BBC Singers; Publisher: Eleanor Alberga

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Instrumentation:

3(picc).3.3(bcl).3(cbn)/4.3(ptpt).3(btbn).1/timp.3perc/2hp/SATB/org/str

Percussion:

4 timpani (low C to top G sharp) / 1 susp. Cymbal, 1 pair cymbals, 1 bass drum, tam-tam, chimes, pair of maracas, 2 roto-toms (G and B at top of bass cleff stave), 3 wood blocks (low, med. high pitch), vibraphone.

Perc 1: s. cymb, vibes, w.blocks, rotos / Perc 2: bass drum, chimes, maracas, / Perc 3: T-T, pair cymbals.

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