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Concerto for Pedal Steel Guitar and Orchestra

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The Concerto for Pedal Steel Guitar and Orchestra is the first documented concerto written for the solo pedal steel guitar,[1] composed by Michael A. Levine. It was premiered[2] on April 16, 2005 by the Nashville Chamber Orchestra,[3] with Gary Morse (of Dierks Bentley's and Dwight Yoakam's bands) as soloist and Paul Gambill conducting.[4] Other performances include play on Radio New Zealand[5] and performance in the North Carolina Symphony's New Year's Eve Concert in 2005:[6]

Sections

Section 1 (7:29)[7]
Section 2 (4:21)
Section 3 (5:41)

Sources

  1. ^ "How Pedal Steel Guitar works". Making Music. September 27, 2010.
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ Nashville Scene, Jan. 6, 2005
  4. ^ Cry of the Pedal Steel Guitar by Pete Bax (2012)
  5. ^ Radio New Zealand, Jan. 22, 2011.
  6. ^ CVNC Review by Roy C. Dicks (Dec. 31, 2005).
  7. ^ Recordings