A Smithtown Celebration

"A Smithtown Celebration" was commissioned by the Smithtown Community Band (Smithtown, NY) in celebration of the town's 350th anniversary. This piece opens with a heroic fanfare, which then transitions into an exciting ride through the town. There is a percussion part written for anvil or brake drum to symbolize the famous bull that, according to legend, the founder Richard Smythe rode to enforce the borders. In the middle section of this work, a solo flute and English horn (cued in the alto saxophone) help to recreate the splendor of the many parks and preserves in the area. The final section includes an exciting recapitulation where the themes from the first section are layered.