For This Brave New Day is a grade 4 work for wind ensemble, 6:30 in length - listen and purchase here.
The piece was commissioned in 2020 by a consortium of ensembles and organizations in the northeast in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the South Shore Conservatory Summer Music Festival in Boston, MA. The music depicts the grandeur of a sunrise at the summer music festival - a day beginning with just nature that slowly turns into a glorious day full of music.
Originally scheduled to be premiered at the 2020 SSC Summer Music Festival, the For this Brave New Day was ultimately premiered at the 2021 Summer Music Festival, under the baton of Eric Laprade.