Lollapalooza, John Adams

American minimalist composer John Adams composed this piece based on the rhythm of the word “lollapalooza” in 1995. The piece was composed as a fortieth birthday present to the famous conductor Simon Rattle.

Clarinet Concerto in A Major, Wolfgang Mozart

Soloist Russell Gross, Clarinet

This “autumnal” piece was Mozart’s final completed purely instrumental composition. Clarinet Concerto in A Major is notable for its delicate interplay between clarinet soloist and orchestra. Principal Clarinetist, Russell Gross has been with the McLean Orchestra for 18 seasons and is a clarinetist with the United States Navy Band in Washington, D.C. where he also serves as Enlisted Conductor for the Concert Band.

Scheherazade, Rimsky-Korsakov

This symphonic suite is based on The Book of One Thousand and One Nights. Typical of Russian music and Rimsky-Korsakov, the piece combines dazzling, colorful orchestration with an interest in the east, which figures greatly in the history of Imperial Russia.