Valor (Brass Quintet & Percussion), Dr. Daniel Thrower

Composed by Dr. Daniel Thrower. Duration: 2:15. "Valor" offers a potent two-minute concert opener, or an attention grabber after intermission. It is also highly effective as an encore (depending on endurance, particularly of the first trumpeter and hornist), leaving the audience with a rush and energy typified by an effective encore. In the composer's words: "Besides some minor edits and formatting, the composition was completed the day I hit my ten-year anniversary serving in the United States Air Force Bands - a fitting anthem to celebrate a decade of service to my wonderful country! The inspiring title settled the next day as I began my second decade as an Airman Musician: Valor."