compositions ii. orchestra with soloist
Edward’s music at Donemus
For soprano and chamber orchestra: 112[b.cl.]1/1000/1perc./hp/str (43221)
Four songs
text by Martinus Nijhoff, Hanny Michaelis, Edward Top
Duration: 19’
Year of composition: 2013
Commissioned by Vancouver Symphony Orchestra during tenure as Composer-in-Residence
Premiere: Robyn Driedger Klassen, Vancouver Symphony, Bramwell Tovey; Orpheum Annex Vancouver, Canada; 23 February, 2014
Concerto for saxophone quartet and orchestra:
Saxophone quartet solo [sx sop., sx alt., sx tn., sx bar.]/ 3[3pic]3[3ca]3[3bcl]3[3cbn]/4331/T/2perc/hp/pno/str
Duration: 25’
Year of composition: 2013
Composed for the Rascher Saxophone Quartet and the Vancouver Symphony for the inaugural Vancouver Symphony New Music Festival 2014 during tenure as Composer-in-Residence.
Premiere: Rascher Saxophone Quartet, Vancouver Symphony, Bramwell Tovey; Orpheum Vancouver, Canada; 20 January, 2014
Violin Solo and orchestra: 3[3pic]3[3ca]3[3bcl]3[3cbn]/4231/T/3perc/hp/cel/str
Duration: 10’
Year of composition: 2011
Premiere: Duccio Ceccanti - violin, José Ramon Encinar – conductor, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna; Piazza Maggiore, Bologna, Italy; 2 August, 2012
Prize: Third Prize, 2 Agosto Composition Competition, 2012
Witte Wieven - Concerto for Violin and Two Orchestras
Violin Solo/ Orchestra I: 2picc(doubl.fl), 2ob, bcl(doubl.cl), cbn(doubl.bn), 2tp, 3tbn,btb, perc-3pl., hp, pno (doubl.syn), str.(64434)/ Orchestra II: cl, bn, 4 hn, str. (44220)
Duration: 21’
Year of composition: 2007
Commissioned by Holland Symfonia
Written for my brother Tjeerd Top
Premiere: Tjeerd Top – violin, Fabrice Bollon – conductor, Holland Symfonia, Filharmonie Haarlem, Netherlands; 9 December 2007
Score available at donemus.nl
