(Level IV) An altered blues for jazz ensemble. Features alto sax, trumpet, bass, and drums. The piece has an exciting a cappella section for the horns that features imitative counterpoint, and the arrangement has a saxophone soli as well. This work is recorded by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Jazz Ensemble on their CD, The Verona Sessions. 8 Brass

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CHARLES YOUNG has won high praises and honors for his work as a composer/musician, winning awards from the International Flute Association, National Association of Composers USA, ASCAP, Vienna Modern Masters International Competition, Meet the Composer, Arts Midwest, Fischoff Competition, National Endowment for the Arts, Aaron Copland Foundation, and the Presser Foundation. He is currently Chair of Composition/Music Theory and Director of the Computer Music Center at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.