Program Notes
Devil's in the Details (2025) evokes the intricacies and entanglements of the titular idiom while challenging its
inherently dark connotation. Coming into the zeitgeist in the 1960s, "the devil's in the details" is derived from the saying "God is in the details," and interestingly, over time, these idioms have become interchangeable. The euphonium, tuba, and piano weave a tangled web of textures as they explore spiky terrain, slither in tandem, cavort, and converse. As the work progresses, the trio's devil-may-care attitude transforms as they unearth wistfulness and wonder in their supposedly fiendish environment. Devil's in the Details is a piece about intention, reflection, and connection, sonically illustrating that things may not always be what they seem.
Many thanks to Kevin Fenske, Gennie Clarkson, and the consortium for commissioning Devil's in the Details
and for their support of new music for this instrumentation.
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Consortium Members
Payne Akins, Peabody Institute
Steven Alesso, American Composers Orchestra/Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music
Samuel Anderson, Syracuse University
Joey Barnhouse, Baldwin Wallace University
Jared Barry, University of Georgia
Nick Beltchev, Western Carolina University
Shawn Boomer, Indiana University
Nick Brown, Southern University
John Caputo, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Carli Castillon, College of Central Florida
Genevieve Clarkson, Oklahoma City University (Consortium Lead)
Chris Combest, Middle Tennessee State University
Reid Cox, West Virginia University
Jaxson Denton, Tennessee Tech University
Bryan Doughty, Cimarron Music Press
Chasse Duplantis, Southern University
Kevin Fenske, University of Houston (Consortium Lead)
Kevin Friermood, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Adam Frey, The International Euphonium Tuba Festival
Arturo Galvan, University of Texas at El Paso
Max Godfrey, Arizona State University
Brandon Hardegree, University of Alabama
Spencer Hart, University of Wisconsin—Madison
Larry Herzog Jr., VCSU Concert Band and Valley City Community Band
Kevin Ildefonso, University of Miami
International Tuba Euphonium Association (ITEA)
Nicholas McDermott, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
James Jackson III/Scott Mendoker, Hartt School-University of Hartford
Heath Kennedy, University of Maine
Ryan Klitz
Brian Meixner, High Point University
Jacob Norris, University of Georgia
Kaitlin Oresky, Boston University
Sean Parker, University of Houston
Greyson Payne, University of West Georgia
Elijah Ramirez, Arizona State University
Carson Ross, George Mason University
Mark Sayler, Louisiana State University
Caleb Shelton
Jared Sherman, Texas Tech University
Nathan Shook, University of Michigan
Jackson Stradley, Texas Tech University
Kent Tingley, University of North Carolina Greensboro
Will Turner, Montclair State University
Logan Wadley, Eastman School of Music
Stephanie Ycaza, University of North Carolina Greensboro
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