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unaccompanied: Written for David Pinkow in 1977 and revised and re-notated in 2011. In this composition the term “partita” is used in the sense of “suite” as it was used in the 6 partitas in Bach’s Clavier-Übung. This audience-friendly concert piece is in five short movements: Fanfare, Nocturne, Scherzo, Song and Toccata. It is a “must” for advanced performers! Learn More

"Thoughts from a Cat" for voice, flute, and oboe (or chromatic harmonica) by Roger C. Vogel. (A clarinet/soprano sax part is included as an alternative to the harmonica.) This work was written in 2019 for Ellen Ritchey and Lisa Hanson Bartholow. The poems for the seven short songs were selected from “Darling, I Love You” by poet Daniel Ladinsky and Mutts cartoonist Patrick McDonnell. They are a celebration of the sweet and essential places that animals hold in our lives and in our hearts. Learn More

The title refers to intellectual enlightment as well as to physical brightening. The brilliant and energetic opening fast section eventually gives way to a more subdued and reflective slower section before the opening mood returns and builds in ever-increasing intensity to the rousing conclusion. The trumpet ensemble is scored for Bb piccolo trumpet, 2 Bb trumpets, 2 Bb Flügelhorns, and Bb bass trumpet (with an optional trombone part included as a substitute for part 6. Learn More