Virtus
Performed by the University of Northern Colorado – Chris Pilsner, conductor
Virtus is a slow work for Wind Ensemble I wrote in 2010. Whereas my piece Dum Spiro Spero celebrated a beauty and hopeful quality, I wanted Virtus to be a different side of the same coin. By using more darker timbres and harmonic ideas, Virtus is an expression of virtue, strength, and tragedy.