This is a Scherzo and Variations that I just finished.  It is my first finished piece for piano and orchestra.  Note:  each variation is followed by a short (or sometimes not so short) piano cadenza.  The theme is in 6/8.  The first variation is a 2/4 variation of the theme.  Variation II uses irregular meters and frequent meter changes.  Variation III is a slow 3/4 version of the theme.  Variation IV is in 2/4.  Variation V is the finale and is a fast 2/4 version of the theme.  It explores the