Sylvan Magic

"Sylvan Magic" for clarinet and vibraphone by Howard J. Buss was written in the autumn of 2016 and is dedicated to clarinetist Barry McGinnis. He and vibraphonist John Roberts premiered it on March 28, 2017 at Newberry College in Newberry, South Carolina. The three movements, "Seasonal Transformations," "Musing," and "Bustle," were inspired by the change of the seasons in the beautiful Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania. The durations of the individual movements are 4’27”, 3’43”, and 3’34” respectively.