CHICAGO SKYLINE for Brass and Percussion (1991)
PROGRAM NOTES Chicago Skyline is a short celebratory piece commissioned by Chicago’s Fine Arts Radio Station WFMT for performance by the Chicago Symphony in December 1991, honoring the station’s fortieth anniversary. When I began composing the work, it seemed natural to select the brass and percussion section of the orchestra for a fanfare-like utterance. As…
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