Ten of A Kind World Première was at WASBE Conference in Lucerne
David Rakowski's Ten of a Kind, a work commissioned and premièred by "The President's Own" United States Marine Band, was named as one of two finalists for the 86th annual Pulitzer Prize in music. Jurors selected the award winner and finalists from a field of 103 entries. The Marine Band presented the world première on July 13, 2001, in Lucerne, Switzerland, in conjunction with the 10th Annual WASBE Conference. Ten of a Kind is structured as a four-movement symphony and features a section of 10 clarinetists on E-flat, B-flat, alto, bass, and contrabass clarinets, creating the impression of a single, large solo instrument.