Riot Act
Complete Work Title:
Riot Act
Performance Medium:
solo flügelhorn and nine trumpets (9 Bb trumpets, 1 doubling A piccolo trumpet)
Duration:
c.5:00
Dedication:
to the victims of the 1992 Los Angeles riots
Date Composed:
October - November 1992
Performance Information:
The accompanying trumpet ensemble is divided into a quartet (one doubling piccolo trumpet) and a quintet.
Additional Information:
• Composed on a commission from Raul Ornelas and the Lamar University Trumpet Ensemble.
Performance History:
Lamar University Trumpet Ensemble:
• 21 May 1993; Akron, OH — International Trumpet Guild Convention
MSU Trumpet Ensemble; Jon Burgess, director:
• 15 March 1994; Morehead State University (Morehead, KY) — MSU New Music Festival [premiere]
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