Fantasia di Falcone

Description

The title makes an obvious reference to Mr. Curnow’s teacher, mentor and renowned baritone horn teacher/soloist Leonard. This is a four-movement suite of fantasy variations, based on a theme from one of Falcone’s favorite band transcriptions: Andrea Chanier (Opera Excerpts) by Umberto Giordano. This theme is only referenced (not quoted) in the opening cadenza of Movement #1, then developed throughout the overall construction of all four movements.