Maecenas Wind Bands & Ensembles

Overture Saturnalia
for Wind Orchestra

The Roman festival 'Saturnalia' is a time of "unrestrained merrymaking," though the work is rather more than the romp its title suggests. For all its undeniable high-spirits and brilliant instrumental writing, the carefully worked-out form gives it real thrust and pace. Immediately appealing, it is a work you can play and hear again and again. 6-7 minutes