Synthesizer Concerto
for synthesizer and orchestra (2025)
Full Score
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Full Score
Commissioned by Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música, Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini, and Asheville Symphony Orchestra.
First performed on 15 November 2025 at Casa da Música, Porto, Portugal by Inna Faliks (synthesizer) and Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música, conducted by Andrew Gourlay.
Duration: c. 30 minutes (28 mins with optional cuts)
Piccolo
2 Flutes
2 Oboes
Cor Anglais
2 Clarinets in Bb
Bass Clarinet
2 Bassoons
Contrabassoon
4 Horns in F
3 Trumpets in Bb
2 Trombones
Bass Trombone
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion:
Tambourine, Cymbals, 5 Tom-toms, Snare drum, Triangle, Re-bar Triangle, Thunder Sheet, Tam-tam, Bass Drum, Medium Bass Drum, Small Bass Drum, Anvil, Rail-track, Temple-Blocks, Hammer Castanets, Cabasa, Tubular Bells, Crotales, Glockenspiel, Xylophone
Harp
Solo Synthesizer (MiniMoog Model-D)
Strings
Score in C
Parts are available on hire from the publisher. www.wisemusicclassical.com
Clarinet I in Bb
Clarinet II in Bb Bass Clarinet in Bb Bassoon I
Bassoon II Contrabassoon
Horns 1&2 in F
Horns 3&4 in F
Trumpet I in Bb
Trumpet II in Bb
Trumpet III in Bb Trombone I Trombone II Bass Trombone
OSC1: 4' / W: saw / VOL:10
OSC2: 8' / FREQ: 0 / W: sqar / VOL:10
OSC3: CONTRL: ON / VOL: OFF LOUD: SUS: 4
OSC1: 4' / W: sqar
OSC2: VOL: OFF
OSC3: CONTRL: OFF / 16' / FREQ: 5.8 / VOL:OFF LOUDNESS: SUS: 0
CF:-1 (small variations ad lib.)
Misterioso q = 109
SLOWLY TRANSFORM FROM PATCH 3 (end of III) to PATCH 4b
MOD W: 0% OSC MOD: OFF LOUD ATTK: 600
MOD CONTROLLER: OSC. 3 GLIDE: 1
OSC2 VOL: UPTO 10 ad lib.
OSC3:R:8'
FILTER DECAY: 0 FILTER SUS: 0
(repeat until Patch 4 is sounding good)
LOUD DECAY: 70 LOUD SUS: 0
PATCH 4a 'Wood-Ringer'
OSC3:FREQ: down to -4 ad lib.
LOUD ATTK: 0 CUTOFF:0 EMPHA: 5