Burning Sled

fanfare for brass and percussion (1998)

"Forward!" is the motto of the State of Wisconsin. Written for a formal political function, this 4-minute-long occasional piece was commissioned by the Madison Symphony Orchestra to commemorate the sesquicentennial of Wisconsin Statehood and first performed on 29 May 1998 at the South Hamilton Portico of the Wisconsin State Capitol Building — as part of a ceremony at which the governor of the state unveiled a new stamp — by members of the Madison Symphony Orchestra conducted by the composer. It is dedicated to my treasured old friends in the brass and percussion sections of the Madison Symphony. Instrumnetation: 5 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 3 percussion, timpani. Read more>>>