Smoke Sketches: Brass Band Score

This colorful, jazzy suite draws inspiration from the ancient art of gazing into smoke from fire to find stories through the act of divination. "Into the Blaze" suggests someone briskly fire-walking, barefoot, with unexpected sparks fizzling from the ground. "A Lonesome Ember" captures the fleeting life of a small ember, beginning insignificantly and gradually evolving into a larger being before disappearing into ash, while "Spark of Light" bristles with life and energy. (8:00)