I didn’t get much work done this week on my string quartet; however, I also didn’t intend to considering I’ve had about six projects/presentations due this week. So this week, I wanted to take some time to re-focus; do everything I need to do and get it out of the way. I intend to finish the string quartet over reading break, in addition to some other work. (I’ve been asked to arrange something for Vocal Jazz, so that’s exciting!!)

As a sign-off of sorts, the Wind Symphony is playing this Friday – and I wanted to share my favourite piece of the set! I think everyone is fairly familiar with Danzon No. 2 (if you aren’t, go check out Gustavo Dudamel conducting it), so I wanted to share probably the lesser known work and my personal favourite this concert cycle, With Each Sunset (Comes the Promise of a New Day) by Richard Saucedo. This is a gorgeous piece for wind band that’s actually pretty accessible for less-experienced players, and I can see myself using it for my own bands in the future.