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(Mountain View, CA - Spring 2008) It is a marvelous Spring. We just finished collaborating with Jim Kassis in two new works by Nathan Pawelek and myself for percussion and horn quartet. We will be recording them this Summer at the University of Oregon. We also have tours coming up in South Dakota (May) and Colorado (July). After ten years, we are still having just as much fun sharing what we do.

Not to mention that I am continually impressed with the level of musicianship and compassion my colleagues have whether playing for a packed concert hall on tour, or a local school as part of QUADRE's "Toot your own Horn" education program. I've said it before and I'll say it again, it is so much fun collaborating with people across the country. My hat is off to all the fabulous artists, presenters and organizations we have worked with lately. And I'm looking forward to the opportunities in the future.

If you are looking for music, check out our second CD, 'Citrus,' which focuses on new music. You can order it by clicking here. The SF Chapter of the American Composers Forum provided support as we head just north of San Francisco to record in St. Stephens Church in Belvedere. We had a fantastic time playing works by QUADRE members Nathan Pawelek and myself in addition to works we commissioned from David Garner, Mark Adam Watkins, and Christopher Wiggins. During the 2007-2008 season our concerts feature repertoire from the CD. For more information check out the upcoming events column to the right on this web page.

And if you haven't checked it out yet, order our first CD called "The Voice of Four Horns." We had a blast recording "Tiger Rag" and "Send in the Clowns" along with some more traditional repertoire. Much of the work done to prepare for that recording happened in conjunction with the nine months we spent touring in Alabama.

Daniel Wood - Director/Artist