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The full score for Thea Musgrove's 'Wood, Metal And Skin: A Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra'

Commissioned by the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland. The first performance was on 4th January 2005, Usher Hall, Edinburgh by Colin Currie (solo percussion) and The National Youth Orchestra of Scotland, conducted by Garry Walker.

Instrumentation:

Solo percussion: Marimba, metal wind chimes [mark tree], Chinese Bell tree, Vibraphone, Tubular bells, 4 conga drums, 4 tom toms, 4 bongos.

Strings, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets in Bb, 2 Bassoons
4 Horns in F, 3 Trumpets in C, Trombones, Tuba, Percussion (4 Players):
PERC A 1o: Tubular bells, cymbal [medium], wood blocks, crotales
PERC A 2o: Metal wind chimes [mark tree], Side drum, temple blocks, Tam-tam
PERC B 1o: xylophone, glockenspiel, side drum, cymbal [high], tomtoms
PERC B 2o: Chinese bell tree, Bass drum, maracas, triangle, sleigh bells

Duration: circa 17 min.


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