Description

This work was a commissioned by trumpeter Anthony Kirkland (1996).
Dr. Kirkland is Associate Professor of Trumpet as Mississippi State University
where he teaches studio trumpet, trumpet consort, and brass ensembles.
Tony requested a work for solo trumpet and percussion.  Written for Bb trumpet and flugelhorn, snare drum, vibes and temple blocks.  The work is in three movements:
1. “To Boldly Go”-begins as a fanfare then becomes an up tempo
dialogue between trumpet and percussion
2. “Lyrical Mystery”-is a nice ballad for flugelhorn and vibes
3. “Elf Dance”-begins as a kind of gigue, then morphs into a
two-four gallop