David Maslanka

The writings of Carl Jung, specifically the five dreams recounted in Man And His Symbols, served as inspiration for this work. It was commissioned by Northwestern University, and first performed in 19...

Inspired by Rollo, a character created by Charles Ives to represent ultra-conservative musical tastes, the composer takes us on a musical outing exploring commonplace musical ideas from a satirical pe...

Exquisite, quietly emotional writing from the composer of Rollo Takes a Walk. Maslanka artfully employs the full sonority of the band as he weaves ingenious harmonic structures through this simple, an...