Aftertunes (the following episodes) (2013)

Brass choir – 10 min.

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Program Note

While exploring the fabulous resources of massed brass — powerful grand sonorities, rapid-fire fanfares, bold lyricism, jaunty articulations, maelstroms of sound energy, and astounding color shifts — Aftertunes is intent on posing the question: after the tune, what comes next? The tune of the title is heard in octaves in trumpets and trombones a little less than a minute into the piece. But this is not meant to be heard so much as an expository statement, but more as a door that opens to a world of possibilities.