Side by Cylon

Commissioned by Houston's River Oaks Chamber Orchestra in 2015.  Side By Side references all of the many communities that combine to make up Houston, and which ROCO remains committed to reaching out to through performances. 

The short piece merges elements of the tune "Side by Side" with a  Sci-Fy twist in honor of the founder's father who is a big Sci-fy buff.  Cylons are a fictional race of robots in the original Battlestar Galactica TV series.  The Cylons were created by a reptilian race, also called Cylons. However, the reptilian race died out centuries earlier, presumably destroyed by their own creations, leaving behind only their race of robots.

For 2 trumpets in C, 2 Horns in F, and Optional Timpani