I’m pleased to announce that yesterday I started working on a commission from Brett Keating, a sonata for euphonium, four trombonists, and two percussionists. This is rather a quite neat work, as the sonata itself is inspired by the work of photographer Xavier Nuez. We’re titling each of the three movements after a collection of Xavier’s photographs: Glam Bugs, Crystals, and Alleys and Ruins.
This is a May 2012 deadline, and Brett just informed me that he’s planning a summer recital in Luzern.