Semele – Kathleen Battle; Juno – Marilyn Horne; Ino – Marilyn Horne; Iris – Sylvia MacNair; Jupiter – Rockwell Blake; Cadmus – Samuel Ramey; Somnus – Samuel Ramey; Athamas – Jeffrey Gall; Cupid – James Patterson; Apollo – Walter MacNeil. Gala Haendel Opera Chorus. Orchestra of St. Lukes – John Nelson. New York, Carnegie Hall, February 23, 1985
The concerto was commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, the Philharmonic Orchestra of the North German Radio and the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra. As part of the Carnegie Hall project, Comission 125.
Sinfonia avanti (Part I) in D-dur for Trumpet, Strings and Basso Continuo: I. Spiritosa e Staccata - 1:11; II. Allegretto. Corrente - 1:34; III. Canzone - 1:44; IV. Allegro - 1:39. Recordings 1990-91, New York.