A Frontier Fought and a City Found: B-flat Clarinet 3

The struggle of the Seven Years War unfolds in this new work that chronicles the eventual conquest and establishment of Fort Pitt by British Forces in 1758. The opening solemn section gives way to vigilant and driving exchanges between various instrument groupings in the ensemble. Bold fanfares from the brass and a flurry of woodwinds bring this work inspired by the history of Pittsburgh to a fantastic conclusion.