Program Notes

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    Red Leaf was composed for Jonathan Fowler and the West Chester University Tuba/Euph ensemble for the

2025-2026 school year and is dedicated to my patrons Jim Hutchison and Nanci Ritter, who generously supported me and my creative work while I pursued a post-baccalaureate certificate in music education. The piece is a meditation within the sensational Pennsylvania fall foliage, inspired by the interlocking brass synthesizers in Brian Eno’s “2-2” from Ambient 1.

July 23 2025