2 flutes (piccolos), oboe, clarinet, bassoon (double bassoon), 2 horns, 2 trumpets in B-flat (trumpets in C), bass-tenor trombone, bass trombone, harp, piano, 2 percussions, 4 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos and double bass

Premiere: December 14, 1991, L’anniversaire, Salle Pollack — Pavillon Strathcona — Université McGill, Montréal (Québec)