(Level V) Winner of the 1981 NAJE Jazz Composition Contest. A pensive ballad feature for the flugelhorn soloist, with double time interludes throughout the chart. Saxes double: Flute/flute/clarinet/clarinet/bass clarinet respectively. Bass part written with Arco sections, but can be played without the bow or with electric bass. Intricate harmonies and voicings for ensemble to negotiate and challenging chord progression for soloist. 8 Brass

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BRUCE WERMUTH holds a Master of Music Degree in Jazz Studies from the Eastman School of Music. While there, he won downbeat Magazine's 1982 "Best Jazz Arrangement" Award for his big band arrangement of My Favorite Things, and the 1981 NAJE Composition Contest for his big band piece, In A Reverie, both available through UNC Jazz Press. Today, he brings his unique diversity of talents to the music industry, performing and producing music in a variety of capacities including composer, arranger, songwriter, studio and live performance vocalist, conductor, trumpet player and clinician for high schools and college groups around the country. In addition to his jazz works, Mr. Wermuth currently writes and produces both instrumental and vocal music for the corporate, commercial/brodcast, live stage and print publication industries. Numerous corporate clients include IBM, Chevrolet, Coca Cola and MCA. Broadcast clients include KZLA in Los Angeles, WFAN Sports Radio in New York and BBC Radio 2. His song, Downtown, recorded by Lillo Thomas on Capital Records, reached No. 11 in Billboard Magazine's Urban Contemporary Hot 100 in 1987. He has worked with and written music for a variety of notable artists including The Dixie Chicks, Ronnie Milsap, The Smothers Brothers, Sandi Patty, Gary Morris and mime artists, Shields and Yarnell. As an educator, Mr. Wermuth served on the adjunct faculty as an Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at the University of Memphis from 1983 to 1985. There he served as Director of the University of Memphis Vocal Jazz Ensemble and Applied Jazz Vocal Instructor. He taught various courses in instrumental and vocal jazz studies and commercial music production. He continues to be in demand today as a lecturer and clinician for college groups including the University of North Texas Summer Sessions Program in Denton, Texas.