Antiphon

Antiphon. "Middle English antiphone, from Middle French, from Late Latin antiphona. Date: 15th century. 1: a psalm, anthem, or verse sung responsively." (from Merriam-Webster's Unabridged Dictionary)

Instrumentation:
piano
3 clarinets in B-flat
3 trumpets in C
bass clarinet
tenor trombone

Antiphon was premiered 17 November 2003 at the Manhattan School of Music. It was also performed in August 2004 by Yes is a World artists in Chicago.

hear a sample: [mp3 / right click + save as]
(( performed by: David Friend, piano; Aaron Rose, clarinet; Schyler Fung, clarinet;
Boris Schplatnik, clarinet; Alex Mincek, bass clarinet; Sam Oatts, trumpet;
Chris Coletti, trumpet; Suresh Singaratnam, trumpet; Freddy Zufelt, trombone ))