(Program Notes from the May 1st, 2009 Project 21 Concert premiere.)
“What is a [brass quintet?] A miserable little pile of secrets!”
-Dracula
Now, I know what you’re all thinking. “But Byron, you blundering, bungling buffoon, how can you have a Schizmo-Gadget #4 if there wasn’t a number one through three?”
And what a lovely question it is you have.
…This is a brass quintet written throughout the year of 2008. There is no program. No life stories and anecdotes with tasty little gems of the meaning of life conveniently nestled in song. And there most definitely is no subplot where the romantic lead is swept into a bittersweet love triangle between a Furby and a Chia Pet bearing the likeness of Elvis Presley (even though I know so many of you are begging for it.)
Instead, this is a seven minute romp using a simple four note fanfare as its launching pad. With its numerous twists, turns, and surprises, I hope you enjoy Schizmo-Gadget #4 or; How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Write for Brass!
Schizmo-Gadget #4; or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Write for Brass
(Video recording will be posted sometime in the future.)
