Dooley / Danyew / Higdon / Belongia / Illinois - Point Blank Music CD

Each of these five contemporaryAmerican pieces for wind band, performed by one of the country'sleading ensembles, explores it's ownvery personal soundscape. PaulDooley delves into the world ofDrum & Bass with electronicallyinspiredorchestrations, whilst forSteve Danyew the exploration ofcounterpoint is paramount. Incomposer Roy David Magnuson'sown words, Innsmouth, Massachusetts- 1927 is 'pulpy horror music' whichdepicts a night in H.P. Lovecraft'sterrifying The Shadow OverInnsmouth. In contrast, ScottMcAllister's Gone is meditative andprayerful. Pulitzer and GRAMMYrPrize-winner Jennifer Higdon'sPercussion Concerto is heard here inits arrangement for wind ensemble.