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Floating on the Wind, Op. 154, No. 1 (2023)

For Trombone Quintet

Live Performance:

Andy Harbich, Kale Condo, Dillon Conlin, Zane Kabacinski, trombones; Sam Tharpe, bass trombone

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Duration: 2'

Instrumentation:

  • Trombone 1
  • Trombone 2
  • Trombone 3
  • Trombone 4
  • Bass Trombone 5

Program Notes:

Each year, the La Porte High School band program hosts a recital night. All students are split into chamber groups and have a chance to rehearse for about a month, giving them a valuable musical experience different from a large ensemble. This year, the wind ensemble trombones (Kale Condo, Sam Tharpe, Dillon Conlin, Zane Kabacinski, and Andy Harbich) asked me to write them a quintet for this performance on February 1, 2024.

In my mind, the phrase "floating on the wind" has connotations of both child's play and horror. I attempted to fuse both senses in this piece.

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