Program Notes
Monochrome Metronome (2025) celebrates the vivid color and shifting texture unique to brass quintet. Through a lens of relentless forward motion—from skittering and playful to churning and powerful—the piece sonically depicts subtle variations of shades within a single color (tempo), highlighting each member of the quintet as they journey through a prism of different energetic landscapes. Groupings of two and three drive the ensemble metrically, rhythmically, and orchestrationally, enveloping listeners in the rich, tender, daring, and vibrant tints and tones that brass has to offer.
Additional Information
Monochrome Metronome Consortium Members
Consortium Lead: Calypsus Brass, with funding from the Meir Rimon Commissioning Assistance Program of the International Horn Society.
American Brass Quintet
Calliope Brass
Cathedral Brass Quintet
Jason Bergman, Indiana University
Gaudete Brass
Karlee Kamminga, USAF Heartland of America Band, Offutt Brass
Lyrebird Brass
Matthew Onstad, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Quintasonic Brass
Seraph Brass
Serena Smith, United States Navy Fleet Bands
Stiletto Brass Quintet
The United States Air Force Band
Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi Faculty Brass Quintet
University of Tennessee, Knoxville Faculty Brass Quintet
Western Brass Quintet
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