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First time I noticed it was measure 33, I think bass drum could help drive the momentum forward, and then in measure 71 some loud bass drum hits will make the arrival more dramatic. it sounds great as is, it’s just rare to see bass drum excluded from percussion instrumentation, especially when there is a snare drum. Might help keep everything together tempo wise as well (not that this was really an issue)

Ah magnificent! I am shocked to know thst this was your first piece. I enjoyed the contrast in this piece. The heavy dense chords in the introduction to the light dancing melody to the slowed section. It all flowed very well. Thank you for sharing 🙂

Fanfare for My Brother Score.pdf In a passing conversation, Dr. Thurman had told me about how he was selecting repertoire for orchestra brass literature that included euphonium. This topic has always been a “thorn in the side” for euphoniumists worldwide especially for me as a compsoer. Although I knew they would probably never be played, I would write orchestra music with euphonium in college hoping one day the orchestra world would fall in love with instrument. Reflecting on that “pain”, I told Dr. Thurman I was going to rework a piece specifically just for him to conduct and called his own. I reached in my vault and throughly revised a piece originally called “Water to Wine” to “Fanfare for My Brother” to show my gratitude to someone who truly is my “Brother from another mother.” Here's from a read-through recorded on the phone.