This is the Rope
2023
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Orchestral
Inspired by the book “This Is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration” Story by Jacqueline Woodson
Instrumentation:
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, 2 percussion, harp, strings
Percussion 1: Tambourine, Triangle
Percussion 2: Suspended Cymbal, Vibraphone
Program Notes
This production was commissioned by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the National Symphony Orchestra and was first produced at the Kennedy Center with the NSO during the 2022-2023 season.
