The Nutcracker Ballet - a Ballet in Two Acts

Spurwink River Publishing is proud to be the distributor of this wonderful version of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Ballet. Dr. Lawrence Golan, Resident Conductor of the Phoenix Symphony and Professor of Conducting at the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music and his associate Joanne S. Woodward, violinist with the Portland (ME) Symphony have thoroughly and carefully reduced the score with an eye and ear to today’s smaller orchestras. Through some clever and meticulous rearranging, all of the original parts are covered. Nothing is left out, but there are fewer wind, brass and percussion parts. The result is that there is no sacrificing any of the music and the ensembles are better able to fit into orchestra pits and ballet budgets!