Test Piece for Brass Band & Percussion

A Dialogue of Transmogrified Souls... is a 12 minute extended composition [Test Piece] for brass band and percussion and winner of the 2019 European Brass Band Composition Competition.

The composition describes the dialogue between Antoine Gay & Francoise Chiquette, two people whom were believed to have been possessed by the demons Madeste & Isacaron. 18th Century France - Friar Marie-Joseph Chiron, who had founded a community that looked after the mentally disturbed, took an interest in Antoine Gay; believing him to be possessed. One day, Chiron brought Gay with him to the house of a woman nicknamed Chiquette, who was also allegedly possessed by a demon that Chiron reffered to as 'Madest'. Fr. Chiron claims that when Gay met Chiquette, their demons began to argue with each other: " A remarkably violent dialogue arose between the two fallen angels. The two devils sounded like mad dogs. They spoke a totally unknown language". Although the two humans had never met, the demons inside certainly knew of each other well. The feud lasted 6 days, after which Gay shortly died.

Premiered by Brass Band Treize Etoiles 2019, Casino Barrière Montreux, conducted by Frédéric Théodoloz.
Rewritten for the 2020 RNCM Festival of Brass, Performed by Tredegar Town Band, conducted by Ian Porthouse.

Duration: 11 Minutes 30

Difficulty: 6/6