An arrangement of 6 David Bowie songs for orchestra, featuring:
Space Oddity
Heroes
Life on Mars
Sound and Vision
Heathen (The Rays)
Let’s Dance.
Score Sample
Scoring
2 Flutes (1st also Piccolo) 2 Oboes 2 Clarinets in B-flat 2 Bassoons 4 Horns in F 3 Trumpets in C 2 Tenor Trombones Bass Trombone Tuba 3 Percussionists Electric Guitar Strings
Duration
12’
More info
Bowie XL was commissioned by Marcel Mandos and Noord Nederlands Orkest.
First performance
10 December 2015 in Oosterpoort, Groningen by Noord Nederlands Orkest, conducted by Antony Hermus.