Blue-Sky Fanfare (Brass Ensemble)

Blue-sky Fanfare invites listeners to look upward towards the boundless sky and the unbounded creativity of the compositional process. On one level, the piece captures the exhilaration of a wide-open, sunlit sky. On another, it pays tribute to “blue-sky” thinking, a term used to describe visionary exploration unconstrained by practical limits. This fanfare celebrates that early phase of composition when ideas are allowed to flow freely, before they’re shaped into a cohesive, performable work.

Musically, Blue-sky Fanfare reflects this spirit of openness by drawing from a wide range of fanfare traditions. It juxtaposes articulate arpeggios, brass textures, and soaring melodic lines. These diverse fragments, once scattered across a sketchpad, are brought together into a unified celebration of musical invention.