Dead Man Walking • Instrumentation
Instrumentation
3 Flutes (3rd doubling Alto Flute and Piccolo)
2 Oboes
English Horn
2 Clarinets in Bb
Bass Clarinet
3 Bassoons (3rd doubling Contrabassoon)
4 Horns in F
3 Trumpets in C
2 Trombones
Bass Trombone
Timpani
2 Percussion
Harp
Piano
Strings
Reduced Instrumentation
2 Flutes (2nd doubling Alto Flute and Piccolo)
2 Oboes (2nd doubling English Horn)
2 Clarinets in Bb (2nd doubling Bass Clarinet)
2 Bassoons (2nd doubling Contrabassoon)
2 Horns in F
2 Trumpets in C
1 Trombone
1 Bass Trombone
Synthesizer (Harp and Piano sounds)
Timpani
2 Percussion
Strings
Vocal Parts
Sister Helen, mezzo-soprano
Joseph De Rocher, baritone
Joseph’s Mother, mezzo-soprano
Sister Rose, soprano
Owen Hart, baritone
Kitty Hart, soprano
Howard Boucher, tenor
Jade Boucher, mezzo-soprano
Father Grenville, tenor
George Benton, bass-baritone
Motor Cop, baritone or tenor
Older Brother, tenor
Younger Brother, tenor
Sister Catherine, soprano
Sister Lilianne, mezzo-soprano
Prison Guard 1, baritone
Prison Guard 2, baritone
First Mother, mezzo-soprano
Mrs. Charlton, mezzo-soprano
Five Solo Inmates (from Men’s Chorus)
Teenage Girl, actress
Teenage Boy, actor
Anthony De Rocher, actor
A Paralegal, spoken role
Women’s Chorus, Men’s Chorus, Children’s Chorus
Premiere Cast
Sister Helen: Susan Graham
Joseph De Rocher: John Packard
Mrs. De Rocher: Frederica von Stade
Sister Rose: Theresa Hamm-Smith
Anthony de Rocher: David Tenenbaum
Sister Lillianne: Sally Mouzon
Sister Catherine: Virginia Pluth
Jimmy Charlton: Jeremy Singletary
Mrs. Charlton: Donita Volkwijn
Father Grenville: Jay Hunter Morris
George Benton: John Ames
Owen Hart: Robert Orth
Kitty Hart: Nicolle Foland
Jade Boucher: Catherine Cook
Howard Boucher: Gary Rideout