Size: A4 21x29,7cm, score A3 29,7x42cm

Symphony in Blue & Gold was commissioned to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Bands at my alma mater, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. As a starting point, I researched and studied two significant pieces in wind band literature that were composed around the time the band was first formed on campus. These were La création du monde (1923) by Darius Milhuad and Rhapsody in Blue (1924) by George Gershwin, specifically the original dance band version ...