Overture in an almost classical style, for chamber orchestra. Duration ca. 4 minutes. Composed for the San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra; performed June 6, 2026, at Old First Church in San Francisco.
Parts and audio — includes a demo but also the live recording (MP3).
Video of live performance (YouTube).
Program note:
“Quasi all’antica” (“Kind of old-style”) is an overture for chamber orchestra, a tribute to 18th-century music. Its form is modeled on the keyboard sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti, with two parts, each repeated with different orchestration. The sound and harmony are my own version of 18th-century language, plus a few more modern touches. The mood is lively, like the overture to a comic opera.
Vance Maverick 
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