(1998) Since its premiere by the Baltimore Symphony in 1991 at Carnegie Hall the GRAMMY®-winning Metropolis Symphony has entered the orchestral repertoire and been performed by orchestras all over the world.Arranged for band by Mark Sped under the supervision of the composer Red Cape Tango is set after Superman's fight to the death with Doomsday and is Daugherty's final work based on the Superman mythology. The principalmelody first heard in the bassoon is derived from the medieval Latin death chant Dies Irae . The band alternates between legato and staccato sections to suggest a musical bullfight. Duration - ca. 11:00

Morten Lauridsen's Dirait-On for Treble Chorus and Piano is from Les Chansons des Roses .

Score. For chamber orchestra.

For clarinet oboe and bassoon.

String orchestra parts (8-8-5-5-5) without double bass.

Madrigals by the Renaissance composer Monteverdi provided the inspiration for my own Madrigali . Symbolic images of flames burning and fire recur often in Italian love poems from this era and my cycle on texts employingthis fire motive blends stylistic musical features of the period (word painting modality bold harmonic shifts intricate counterpoint augenmusik etc.) within a contemporary compositional idiom. The music emanates from asingle primal sonority (the Fire-Chord) which opens the piece and is found extensively throughout all six movements in myriad forms and manipulations providing motivic unity to complement the poetic. This cycle ofmadrigals has been designated an American Choral Masterpiece by the National Endowment for the Arts. --Morten Lauridsen

3 Violins 3 Violas 3 Cellos

4 Saxophones

For piccolo oboe clarinet baritone saxophone and trumpet.

4 Trumpets 3 Trombones Parts

For flute oboe clarinet horn and bassoon.

2 trumpets 2 trombones timpani organ.

4 trumpets 2 horns 3 trombones baritone tuba timpani

All parts are in bass clef All parts are in bass clef

For flute clarinet and bassoon.

For clarinet horn trumpet percussion 2 violins viola cello and double bass.

SATB 2 trumpets 2 trombones timpani organ.

For woodwind/brass ensemble piano and percussion - 10 players.

This the central movement from Lux Aeterna is a serene a cappella motet celebrating the Redeemer. --Morten Lauridsen

For bassoon and 2 or 4 percussionists.