Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quintet - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1145980 By West Coast Wind Quintet. By Ron Levy. 20th Century,Classical,Contemporary. 28 pages. Thinkling Music #746220. Published by Thinkling Music (A0.1145980). AEROS is a one-movement piece about flying. The composition begins with Latin dance rhythms and a clearly defined melodic motif. The threads gradually build to a tumble of ecstatic exuberance, engaging but short-lived. The remainder of the piece is a return to the mundane, ultimately settling on a plateau of stability which the listener senses to be merely a steppingstone, a pause before resuming the journey into an uncertain future … Structurally, the work is a single movement built around an Afro-Cuban montuno pattern, with ostinati divided among the instruments. Stylistically it could be considered as “moody minimalist with a melody”. Or if that is too long and unwieldy, then perhaps just “MMMMUSIC!” First performance in Laguna Beach, California on September 21st, 2021, by West Coast Wind Quintet, as part of the Sunset Serenades series. The outdoor venue, a small amphitheater in beautiful Heisler Park, high on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, was the perfect aerie from which to bring this piece into the world.
