Initium, Concert Opener, Dr. Daniel Thrower

Composed by Dr. Daniel Thrower. Duration: 1:00 with optional vamp. "Initium" is Latin for "beginning," most appropriate for a concert opener. This rousing and festive concert opener was composed for the 2016 US Air Force Heartland of America Band holiday concerts. Rather than utilize Christmas songs in a fanfare setting, Dr. Thrower composed a new work with original material for versatility. Add jingle bells, and it is a perfect Christmas concert opener. Add a snare drum cadence underlying the fanfare, and it becomes a superb patriotic opener. There is a four-measure optional vamp for a voiceover announcement. An optional E-flat part is provided for the first trumpet.