Violin Concerto (Bergsma)
# Violin Concerto (Bergsma)

William Bergsma's Violin Concerto is a composition for Violin and Orchestra completed in 1965.

## Structure

The composition is in three movements:

* Moderato pesante
* Poco adagio
* Allegro ostinato

A typical performance takes around 22 minutes

## Performance history

Broeker noted that the first performance took place on 18 May 1966. Further performances by other university orchestras followed in 1968 and 1969 .

The first and to date only recording was released by Vox Turnabout in 1971 paired with Morton Subotnick's "Laminations" and John Eaton's "Concert Piece for Synket and Orchestra".

