Stuart MacRae's Old Certainties was commissioned by Wolsey Orchestra Ipswich with generous funding from the Performing Rights Society Foundation New Works Award and first performed 10th October 2009 by Wolsey Orchestra conducted by Anthony Weeden in Ipswich Corn Exchange.Score in CInstrumentation2 Flutes2 Oboes (2 Cor Anglais)2 Clarinets in Bb2 BassoonsContrabassoon4 Horns in F2 Trumpets in Bb3 Trombones (3 = Bass or Tenor)TimpaniPercussion (1 Player):Bass DrumTamtamChinese CymbalSuspended CymbalHi Hat3 WoodblocksStrings
