![]() ![]() The composition begins with a brief section of mixolydian counterpoint. It’s all there in vibrant colors and melodramatic flair. Take your audiences on a fun and interesting adventure as you explore different parts of the state, from the wild west to the swampy marshes at the Louisiana border. Are you ready to take a journey? The sounds in Texas are true to its namesake. It is a favorite with audiences as well as the musicians. Texas has been performed many times since that first performance in the mid 90’s and is also featured on the Texas Brass CD titled, Sounds of the South. So it seemed fitting to compose a piece named Texas for the Texas Brass for a patriotic gig we did in Galveston, Texas. I went to high school and college there and I’ve been living in Houston now since the late 1980’s. ![]() I grew up as an army brat, living in over a dozen different places outside of Texas before my high school years. ![]()
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