Commissioned Compositions

Jump In by Jonathan Miller

Scored for 4 natural trumpets and timpani, Jump In was premiered at the 2009 HBS Early Brass Festival at University of Connecticut, Storrs World Premiere of Jump In for Natural Trumpet Ensemble with Bob Civiletti, Dave Mahler, Randy Barbiero, Jeff Nussbaum, Robinson Pyle, Ralph Dudgeon (conducting), Joe Kaminski, Lorenzo Greenwich, Flora Newberry.

Stony Creek by Jonathan Miller

Scored for 2 cornetti, 2 sackbuts and serpent, this piece was premiered at the 2003 HBS Early Brass Festival #19 held at Yale University. It was performed by cornetto players; Jim Miller and Flora Newberry, trombonists; Steve Lundahl, Fred Moyes and serpentist; Robert Wageenknecht.

Fanfare by Simon Proctor

Premiered in 2007 at the HBS Early Brass Festival. This fanfare has flexible instrumentation. It can be played with the following instrumentation:

First part: keyed bugle and/or cornetto
Second part: natural horn and/or alto sackbut
Third part: trombone and/or bass horn
Fourth part: Any combination, combined or individual of ophicleide, serpent, bass sackbut

Simon Proctor is a noted British composer most widely known in the early brass field for his Concerto for Serpent which was premiered by Alan Lumsden in 1987 at the Serpent Festival in Columbia, South Carolina (USA) and later performed by Douglas Yeo with the Boston Pops Orchestra in 1997, conducted by John Williams.

Caduceus Mixtus for Serpent and Ophicleide by Jaron Lanier

Dedicated to the memory of Gunther Schuller

Premiered at the 2017 HBS 3rd International Historic Brass Symposium, NYC
Douglas Yeo, serpent, and Scott Robinson, ophicleide

Jaron Lanier wrote the following notes for the premier concert

Notes on Caduceus Mixtus by Jaron Lanier