Otey, Orlando

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Alacrán (scorpion) is an Aztec ritual dance. Commissioned by the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra. Composed 1957. First performance Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 3 December 1957, Lancaster Symphony Orchestra, Louis Vyner conductor. Dedicated to Bernard Flavigny.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Alacrán : sinfonía breve / Orlando Otey. 1957. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 53093271

Commissoned by Louis Vyner. Composed 1958. First performance Newton Square, Pennsylvania, 19 April 1958, Marple-Newton String Ensemble, Louis Vyner conductor. Dedicated to the Marple-Newtown String Ensemble.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Suite for strings / Orlando Otey. 1958. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 53093284

Originally composed for soprano and orchestra, 1958. First performance of soprano version in Wayne, Pennsylvania, 26 February 1959, Main Line Symphony Orchestra, Louis Vyner conductor, Benita Valente soprano. First performance with trumpet solo in Wilmington, Delaware, 1968, Brandywine Pops Orchestra, Orlando Otey conductor, John Zimny trumpet soloist. Dedicated to Anna Moffo.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Poética : (de García Lorca) : for symphony orch. and solo trumpet or soprano / Orlando Otey. 1958. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 53093277

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Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Otey, Orlando. Suite for strings / Orlando Otey. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
creatorOf Otey, Orlando. Alacrán : sinfonía breve / Orlando Otey. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
creatorOf Otey, Orlando. Poética : (de García Lorca) : for symphony orch. and solo trumpet or soprano / Orlando Otey. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
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Orchestral music
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Trumpet with orchestra
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Birth 1925-02-01

Death 2011-10-23

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