The dinner party hums with laughter and clinking glasses until the butler bursts into the study, pale and trembling, after discovering the body slumped in an armchair. Rain lashes against the windows, the storm outside ensuring no one can leave, trapping a room full of anxious guests with a murderer among them. Clues emerge—a candlestick out of place, a torn glove tucked behind the curtain, a cryptic note half-burned in the fireplace—but none of the pieces seem to fit together. As the hours stretch on, tension thickens, polite conversation giving way to pointed questions and lingering glances as secrets and grudges surface. Then, just as someone steps forward, their voice trembling with confession, the lights shudder out—followed by a scream that echoes through the darkness.
Jazz Suite No. 2: Waltz – Dmitri Shostakovich
Prelude from ‘On Dangerous Ground’ – Bernard Herrmann
Scene D’Amour – Bernard Herrmann
Smooth Criminal – Michael Jackson
Prelude from ‘The Man Who Knew Too Much’ – Bernard Herrmann
Wind Arrangements by Brandon Smith. Percussion Arrangements and Sound Design by Luke Vogt. Original program coordination and aesthetics design by Casey Snead.
Instrumentation:
WINDS
- Piccolo
- Flute
- Clarinet 1/2
- Bass Clarinet
- Alto Sax
- Tenor Sax
- Bari Sax
- Trumpet 1/2
- Mellophone
- Low Brass 1/2
- Tuba
PERCUSSION
- Snare
- Tenor
- Bass 4/5
- Toms
- 3 Marimbas
- Xylo/Crot/Bells
- 3/4 Vibes
- 2 Synths
- Drumset
- 1 Aux
What’s included:
- PDFs
- MP3s
- MainStage Files/Samples
- Circuit Exclusivity
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