Monuments of the West for Flute and Tuba-Euphonium Quartet

You definitely need to befriend four brass players fast as this is such an extraordinary piece that it would be terrible to miss out!  Using this combination of instruments to portray four colossal features  of the American landscape is not as crazy at it might first appear. The dark sonorites of the lower brass really do give a flavour of the scale of these features, especially in 'Death Valley' where Barr creates a very dark feeling of menace over which the flute sounds lonely and vulnerable.  Yellowstone conveys wide expanses, Rocky Mountains is a weird waltz and the ebulliance of Grand Canyon will test everyone's technique. Not an easy piece to play but what a treat to even try!