Instrumentation

• Flute/Oboe

• Clarinet

• Bass Clarinet/ Baritone TC

• Alto Saxophone

• Tenor Saxophone

• Baritone Saxophone

• Trumpet

• F Horn

• Trombone/Baritone/ Bassoon

• Tuba

• Timpani (optional)

• Xylophone (optional)

• Snare Drum

• Advanced Snare Drum (optional)

• Bass Drum

• Vibraslap (optional)

• Tambourine

• Suspended Cymbal

• Triangle

• Crash Cymbals 1, 2, 3

Rehearsal Notes

• Uses only the 1st six notes of the Concert B-Flat Scale

• 12 Percussion Parts (5 are optional, includes Advanced Snare Drum)

• Optional Effect: Have the 3 cymbal parts be spread out (stage left, center stage and stage right) to give the impression of lightning crashes coming from many different places

• Low Brass and Low Woodwinds parts are all doubled

Program Notes

Catatumbo Lightning is a natural phenomenon that occurs at the mouth of the Catatumbo river in Venezuela. The atmospheric conditions result in lightning storms occurring 140-160 nights a year. These storms typically last for 9 hours, with as many as 40 lightning flashes per minute during the storms.