Cape May Breezes

Description

Inspired by the quaint beach town at the southern tip of New Jersey, Dorff’s five-movement suite is a natural outgrowth of the composer’s blend of pastoral beauty, bubbling scherzos, and iridescent wind writing. The movement titles depict a day in Cape May: I. Breezing Into Town (Exit 0); II. Autumn Monarch Migration (Fluttering Fields of Orange); III. Victorian Garden Party (Sarabande, Bourree, Gigue); IV. Dusk at Sunset Beach; and V. Night Breezes on the Boardwalk.

Each movement of the 18-minute quintet may also stand alone for shorter programming needs, though the central movement is particularly suitable as a suite-within-a-suite.

For advanced intermediate players.

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