Point Blank

Each of these five contemporaryAmerican pieces for wind band, performed by one of the country'sleading ensembles, explores it's ownvery personal soundscape. PaulDooley delves into the world ofDrum & Bass with electronicallyinspiredorchestrations, whilst forSteve Danyew the exploration ofcounterpoint is paramount. Incomposer Roy David Magnuson'sown words, Innsmouth, Massachusetts- 1927 is 'pulpy horror music' whichdepicts a night in H.P. Lovecraft'sterrifying The Shadow OverInnsmouth. In contrast, ScottMcAllister's Gone is meditative andprayerful. Pulitzer and GRAMMYrPrize-winner Jennifer Higdon'sPercussion Concerto is heard here inits arrangement for wind ensemble.