TranZendental Danse of Joi

for Wind Orchestra - Jim Bonney (b.1971)

duration: approx. 5'

grade: 3+

TranZendental Danse of Joi unabashedly embraces a wide variety of musical styles, unifying them in a joyous celebration of shared music-making.  Its odd/mixed-meter groove is infectious, performed on 5-gallon plastic buckets (a la street musicians), and there is a section designed to feature a solo improviser on any instrument.  

[NOTE: in the solo improvisation section, the time signatures have been changed from mixed meter (represented in this recording from 2:23-3:05) to 4/4 time (represented in this score from bar b.113-145).  The score is the latest version of the piece.]