MANHATTAN BEACH MUSIC
Raising the Standards of the American Concert Band and BANDS all Over the WORLD
Exclusive Australian Distribution by Future Music
A light and airy opening ballet by the high winds immediately sets the stage. The upper winds are soon joined by brass and thereby counterpoint abounds. The low brass next set up an oscillating ostinato to a new theme in winds, which gradually grows into a joyful martial variation, and gets faster and faster until a full march is in progress. A chorale setting arises & trades prominence with the martial version. The opening theme briefly returns and all winds down in a tender Coda. A sophisticated journey, structurally and melodically rich.