Works - Orchestral

Overture, Midsummer Morning

3 (Picc.) 3(Cor Ang.) 3(Bcl.) 3 (Cbsn.)
4, 3, 3, 1, Timp. 5 perc. Cel. Harp, strings
15 mins. (pub. Ricordi)

First Performance:
Royal College of Music , London
Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra cond. Colin Metters
21st November 1991

Viola Concerto

1 (Picc.) 2, 2, 2, 2, 0, 0,
Timp. Strings (5,4,3,2,1)
26 mins. (pub. Ricordi)

First Performance:
All Saints Church, Poplar, London
Soloist Martin Outram
Docklands Sinfonietta cond. Rupert Bond
5th June 1992

"Adam Gorb's Concerto for Viola and Chamber Orchestra, premiered by Martin Outram, seemed to stretch its boundaries as it progressed from an ambling Promenade to a sombre concluding Adagio. Gorb's refined orchestration survived the resonant acoustic of All Saint's, and his clear-headed eclecticism gave the piece a succession of musical references while rarely losing overall continuity."
Nicholas Williams, The Independent, June 1992

Awayday 1996

Picc. 2, 2, 2 (in A), 2, 4, 2, 3, 1,
Timp. 3 Perc. Strings
6 mins. (pub. Maecenas)

First Performance:
Kendal Leisure Centre
Northern Junior Philharmonic Orchestra cond. Wayne Marshall
4th August 1999

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Clarinet Concerto

Picc, 2 (Picc 2), 3, (Cor Ang.) E flat Cl. Solo Cl. Bcl. 2, Cbsn.
4, 3, 3, 1, 4 Perc. Harp, Accordian (obbligato), Strings
28 mins. (pub. Edition Peters)

First Performance:
Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
Soloist Nicholas Cox
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra cond. Vernon Handley
20th October 1999

"…a lively and eventful score… Would I care to hear Gorb's concerto again? Definitely, yes."
David Fanning, The Daily Telegraph, October 1999

"Gorb's musical Assuredness in his Clarinet Concerto shows in the way that he weaves and extends his thematic ideas over a considerable span of time…a valuable addition to the repertoire, and will repay repeated hearings."
Ronald Weitzmann, Tempo, January 2000

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Silk Impressions

2 (Picc) 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 1
Timp, 2 Perc. Strings
20 Mins. Score and parts available from the composer

First Performance:
Heritage Centre, Macclesfield UK
King Edward Orchestra cond. Anthony Houghton
4th March 2006

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Awakening

3 (Picc) 3 (Cor Ang.) 2 (E Flat Cl.) Bcl.  2, Cbsn,
4, 4, 3, 1, Timp. 3 Perc. Piano/Celeste, Harp, Strings
28 Mins. (Pub. Edition Peters)

First Performance:
BBC Studio 7, Manchester UK
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra cond. Clark Rundell
10th May 2006

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Serenade for Spring

1 (Picc) 1, 1, 1, 2, 1 Perc 5 4 3 2 1
15 mins. (pub. Edition Peters)
St. John - at Hampstead, Church Row, London
Hampstead and Highgate Festival Orchestra cond. George Vass
7th May 2008

"Alive with expectation and joyous use of the woodwind, Serenade for Spring was certainly a work to capture the imagination."
Nicholas Williams, Hampstead and Highgate Express, May 2008

"... a light warm-weather repast, with three courses beginning in snow. The piece is sparingly orchestrated and elegantly devised...  ...the outcome sounded gentle and urban, but was articulate and clever."
Kenneth Carter, www.classicalsource.com
May 2008

"...sweet and stylish..."
Paul Driver, Sunday Times, May 2008

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