Cycle Paths



"Cycle Paths" is a 2009 piece about cycling through various atmospheres. There are two versions: concert band and wind quintet.

I. A Jazzy Upbringing- This movement takes the form of a canon, and depicts a ride in the streets of San Fransisco. The full line, starting with the tuba solo(bassoon in the WWQ version), begins at the lowest octave. Each entrance afterwards is an octave above the previous entrance. This is more obvious in the wind quintet version, as each instrument plays a single line, just at different tpoints and different octaves. Also, it is ascending chromatically every two beats.. So naturally the movement ends on a high note.

'''II. Country Fields'''- This is a ballad depicting a stroll through the breezy fields of the Central Valley.

'''III. City Hazards'''- This movement represents a bicyclist taking a tour of Los Angeles. In this movement, you will notice that hardly a phrase can be completed before it is cut-off by another phrase.

'''IV. Flowery Forests'''- A movement that represents the national parks that California is famous for.

V. Hometown Escape- A light and cheerful movement about the comforts of a small town in California.