Pataruco: Concerto for Venezuelan Maracas and Orchestra

Commissioned by the Chicago Sinfonietta with generous funds provided by BOC Gases and Citgo Petroleum Corporation. Premiered by soloist Edward Harrison and the Chicago Sinfonietta at Symphony Hall, March 15, 1999. 

Approx. duration: 15 minutes.

Instrumentation: 2222 – 2210 – timp, 1 perc, harp – strings. **