Descent on the Circus Tent (2022)
This is not a drill!
For Concert Band
Duration: ca. 3:00
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Flute 1 & 2
Oboe
Bb Clarinet 1 - 3
Bb Bass Clarinet
Bassoon
Eb Alto Saxophone 1 & 2
Bb Tenor Saxophone
Eb Baritone Saxophone
Horn in F 1 & 3
Horn in F 2 & 4
Bb Trumpet 1 - 3
Tenor Trombone 1 & 2
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani (Bb/Ab - Eb)
Snare Drum
Bass Drum
Crash Cymbal
Glockenspiel
Program Note
This is not a drill! A hot-air balloon full of circus clowns is descending outside the big top circus tent; look to the skies and witness their final act!
Dedicatory & Acknowledgments
Written in accordance with the 2022 Austin Symphonic Band Young Composers Contest as a brief depiction of frenzied circus-like activities surrounding a descending hot-air balloon full of circus clowns onto a big top circus tent.