A tattoo is an exciting performance of pipe and drum bands. In recent years tattoos have come to include other entertainments as well. In five movements, A New Tattoo: Scottish Landscape shares a range of Scottish life – from a contemporary Tattoo to rich stories captured in lyrical ballads, the skirl and sound of bagpipes, dancing, and celebrations.  A New Tattoo was commissioned by Lee Glendening Koss for The Silvertones of Maplewood Community Music, Maplewood, New Jersey.

Required: piccolo, 3 flutes, alto flute. Full choir: 2 picc, G treble flute, Eb flute, flutes 1 - 5 (5th flute may double on percussion), 6th flute as alto 1 substitute for rehearsals, 2 alto flutes, bass flute, contrabass flute, string bass, small percussion.

Jeffrey Hoover's compositions- music ranging from soloist to symphony orchestra -have received recognition through the prestigious Trieste prize, the international Luigi Russolo competition, awards from Mu Phi Epsilon, the Lancaster Fine Arts Festival, grants, publications fellowships and more than 20 commissions. He is a member of the ACME roster of Mu Phi Epsilon, recognized for distinguished achievement as a composer. One unique aspect of Hoover’s work is when he combines composition with his paintings, creating synergetic art that intrigues and captivate audiences and performers alike. His paintings are seen in exhibitions and in concerts where his paintings are projected while musicians perform his music. Whether making interdisciplinary works, or traditional stand-alone sonic or visual art, Hoover shapes his work through inner vision and practical experience. Jeffrey Hoover’s background as a performer includes both classical and jazz music, as saxophonist and conductor. His book The Arts and Society: Making New Worlds is published by Kendall Hunt Publishing.

Hoover was born on September 11, 1959, in Anderson, Indiana. He holds a Ph.D. in Fine Arts (Composition and Interdisciplinary Fine Arts) from Texas Tech University, as well as a M.M. and Bch.Sc. from Ball State University. His career in higher education has included both faculty and arts administration appointments.