Reckoning of a Vagabond

A tone poem in five movements:

I. All my friends are dust.
II. They made themselves God,
III. But Eden revolted
IV. Thus my friends are dust,
V. While strangers live.

This ambitious work was commissioned in 2025 by the ACC Band Directors Association as part of their annual Croft Grant Award. The piece is a reaction to the ongoing climate crisis and humanity's relation to the planet Earth. Each movement's title is a part of a larger poem, which when read together is a message from a traveler from the future, with an urgent message for Earth's current inhabitants.

The story, morals, and message conveyed by the piece are left for the listener and performers to discover. Much like the climate itself, the message is clear for those willing to listen.

This work will be available for purchase on 1 August 2027