"Hijinx" opens with a short, spirited fanfare. It is a rousing piece for soprano saxophone and symphonic band. Aside from the fanfare, "Hijinx" features a groovy dance, a serenely mysterious cadenza,
I was inspired to compose this work because of another sinfonietta (perhaps the most well-known), Sinfonietta by Leoš Janáček, composed for orchestra in 1926. Despite the title,