| Filling Station | 20' |
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Ballet for orchestra 2(II=picc).2(II=corA).2.2-4.3.3.1-timp.perc(2)-pft-strings Ballet document in one act, to text by Lincoln Kirstein. Staged by Lew Christiansen for Ballet Caravan in 1937. One of the first all-American ballets, revived for New York City Ballet in 1953. |
| Parson Weems and the Cherry Tree | 25' |
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Ballet for orchestra fl.picc.cl.bcl-tpt.flugel horn.trbn-perc-vln.db Written in 1975 for the Erick Hawkins Dance Company. Weems is a 19th century preacher who relates the tale of George Washington and his father's cherry tree. |