WORK

Dawn

2026 · brass qnt · 6½′
00:00 / 06:19MIDI MOCK-UP
ABOUT THE PIECE

Dawn was inspired by my time in South Dakota as part of the "Wheaton in the Black Hills" program. At the time I was arranging "King of Time" and had also started writing the third movement of "Scaling Veiled Mountains", both of which are quite fast-paced. I wrote Dawn as a reminder to slow down. There is value in patiently watching the sun crest the horizon.

FORCES
brass quintet
PREMIERE
21 February 2026
Armerding Concert Hall, Wheaton, IL
Henry Gruett, conductor; Ian McCann, 1st trumpet; Hendrik Justus, 2nd trumpet; Ashton Davies, french horn; Rosemarie Hunter, euphonium; Mark Fouschi, tuba