The "Burnt Offering Suite" was written to explore different aspects of solo tuba performance. The musical narrative loosely depicts scenes from a pagan sacrifice to the god of fire. The movements explore ideas of Primitivism and include several extended techniques for the tuba.
credits
from Statements,
released July 1, 2014
Kevin LaRose, tuba; Neill Campbell, piano
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