A Dance with Dragons

The Gaudete Brass has developed a program for young people built around an interactive and narrative work written for us called Dragon Call by composer Jessica A. Hunt. The work features the instruments taking on the role of characters from a story about a dragon, an evil king and a sister and brother (in the manner of Peter and the Wolf). The Dragon Call also features a “choose your own adventure” style movement structure, as well as a call and response singing element that incorporates the audience into the performance right along with the quintet. In addition to the Dragon Call, where the music tells a story, our concert shows how music can paint a picture with Stacy Garrop’s Legends of Olympus, how music can be functional with Paul Hindemith’s Morning Music calling people to enjoy a day of music, and how music can make us want to dance with our opening and closing numbers.