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Edmund Bascon is the winner of University of the Pacific's 2025-2026 Composition Competition with his piece, 'Night Lights'. It will be premiered by the University Wind Bands in April. 

Night Lights (2026) is a piece about enduring fear, anxiety, and loneliness. The first section lays out a simple, ‘starry-eyed’ motive in the Glockenspiel full of wonder and naivety. However, something sinister brewing under the shimmer launches into a frantic second section. Despite the constant hammering of an eighth note pulse, the stabs of dissonance remain unpredictable and the stress never relents. Every burst of sound is a bomb lighting up the night sky, with the stars now outcompeted. The music eventually scurries to safety and finds a strained quiet, but quiet nonetheless. In this third section, soloists cry out into the darkness, hoping to find someone else to hold on to. They are acknowledged either by doom and despair, or nothing at all. And at last, a glimmer of hope. Rays of light drive away the darkness with the return of the simple, shimmering theme. Back under the light of the stars, the music reaches a sense of safety at last, and can retreat gently into a peaceful sleep. 

This piece is perfect to highlight virtuosic players in your ensemble, including prominent solos for clarinet, oboe, vibraphone, and timpani.

Night Lights

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<p>'Beginnings' is the perfect ensemble piece for your students just starting to find their voice on brass instruments. It calls for achievable ranges, notes, and rhythms, but still makes for an exciting fanfare suitable to open or close a concert with triumph. It's written very flexibly for a brass ensemble, with parts for Bb Trumpet, F Horn, Low Brass 1 and 2, and Tuba. The low brass parts have options for treble clef for seamless transitions for new euphonium/baritone players. This piece was premiered at University of the Pacific's 2026 Brass Day.</p>

Beginnings

Brass Ensemble

'Of Sorrow and Celebration' is at times slow and contemplative,
then energetic and lively. The piece explores these two musical
landscapes and how one can meld into the other. It begins with a
'Sorrowful' chorale-like opening, and ultimately ends with a
triumphant 'Celebration'. 

Originally written for Brass Over Bridges.
Requires a Bass Trombone in lieu of Tuba. Trumpets require a straight mute. This version uses Bb Trumpets.

Of Sorrow and Celebration

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Ricochet is written for Saxophone Quartet (SATB) and explores a distinctive trill-like motive as it weaves its way through the ensemble. A mysterious, sneaky quality persists throughout the piece, encouraging the audience to lean in and wonder where the music is going next.

Ricochet

Saxaphone Quartet Quartet

Meditation (2025) is written for Trumpet, Horn, Trombone, and Bass Trombone, and serves as a perfect mix of lush brass harmonies with lively, agile playing. 

Program Notes: 
"Meditation" is a piece about distraction and focus. About a year ago, one of my music history classes was talking about medieval music and Gregorian chant, and I wanted to write a melody that emulated some of those qualities. I'd intended to write a whole piece from it, but never found the motivation to finish it at that point. I'm grateful to the brass quartet for requesting a piece, finally giving me a deadline to turn this idea into something substantial. 

From the opening bar, I wanted to create a sense of relaxation. The beginning feels like sitting down after a long day, closing my eyes, and just breathing in and out. As all meditation sessions go, distraction sets in and the piece wanders in a different direction. Eventually, after some effort, the music finds its way back to a powerful, unitary focus.

Meditation

Brass Quartet

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