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2 Responses to “Good repertoire for a youth orchestra?”

1. Trey
   December 25th, 2009 at 6:07 am

   F. j Herold’s Overture to Zampa.

2. Alberich
   December 25th, 2009 at 6:28 am

   “For an very average youth orchestra”; and a timpani only in the percussion. A tall order.

   Being not really familiar with contemporary music – minimalist, atonal, etc. – the only one that I know of off the top of my head, but one which requires an organ and a “much more than average” organist, is Francis Poulenc’s “Concerto for organ, strings and timpani in G-minor”.

   IF, there’s no problem with providing an organ and organist, then it’s a potential selection. It’s scored for organ, strings and timpani(only). Here’s an article about the composer:

   http://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Francis_Poulenc#Concertante

   And a set of You Tube videos of it(set on automatic play, so that the 2nd and 3rd click on, successively):

   http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=zSoy4KzuZuQ&feature=PlayList&p=0453776329BF87F5&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=13

   The only stumbling block? The organist would outshine everyone else: including the timpanist.

   Alberich