The Unconservatory Festival Orchestra

Repertoire

The following is a sample of the concert repertoire of the U.F.O.

Full ensemble:

Concerto in C major for two pianos and strings mvt. 3 excerpt	J. S. Bach
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Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins, mvt. 1 "Swingcerto" excerpt	J. S. Bach / Ken Blacklock
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Spain	Chick Corea
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Carnival of the Animals "The Elephant" "The Aviary" "Fossils" excerpt "The Swan" excerpt	Camille Saint Saëns
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Concerto in B Minor for two pianos and full orchestra	Whipple & Morales
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Esperando (1997) "Esperando" excerpt	Kirk Whipple
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Leyendas de la Serrania (2000) "Leyendas" score excerpt "Leyendas" improvisation excerpt	Kirk Whipple
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Tres Tangos (1998) Mvt. I excerpt: "¡Tango Si! Mvt. II excerpt: "¿Tango? Quizas…" Mvt. III excerpt: "¡Tango Ño!"	Kirk Whipple
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"Fives," a concerto for one piano / four hands and orchestra (work in progress)	Kirk Whipple
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Jazz ensemble (quartet, quintet & more)

Scottish Dance (1980) Scottish Dance excerpt	Ken Blacklock
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28 — 4 (1996)	Frederick Chopin / Whipple
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All Blues	Miles Davis
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Take Five Kirk Whipple & Bob Afifi solos: "Five Take-off Piano & Flute" excerpt Tom Hayashi solo: "Five Take-off Drums"	Paul Desmond
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A Night in Tunisia	Dizzy Gillespie
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Ten to Midnight (based on 'Round Midnight)	Thelonius Monk / Whipple
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…and at least 100 other jazz standards.

Small ensembles & soloists

Kirk Whipple & Marilyn Morales, Duo Pianists & Composers have a large repertoire, spanning a wide range of diverse styles, featuring pieces from the standard repertoire and original compositions and arrangements for two pianos and one piano / four hands.

For a detailed repertoire list please visit

the duo's home page.

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Kirk Whipple & Marilyn Morales, Duo Pianists & Composers offer a special evening's performance with Maureen Hurley, Poet.

Elemental Portraits ~ Nocturnes for Two Pianos, by Kirk Whipple is an enchanting evening of original poetry and neo-romantic pieces for two pianos.

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Ken Blacklock & Katy Bridges perform together in classical violin and fiddle duets.

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For details about individual U.F.O. artists, please visit their pages in the Personnel section.

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