Brandon, Jenni % Spider Suite - OB/CL/BSN

Spider Suite  for oboe, clarinet, and bassoon by Jenni Brandon (b. 1977) - American composer I. Along came a spider... II. The Spider's Flight III. Spinning Song IV. A Wicked Waltz: The Spider and the Happy Bug (unsuspecting) V. The end of the day...begin again  We are first introduced to the world of spiders through the fast and many-legged theme in “Along came a spider…,” full of skittering, racing, and lurking. In movement two a young spider takes flight – baby spiders will spin a balloon out of silk and fly away from their mother’s web to embark on their own journey, letting the wind take them wherever it might. Our spider lands gently and immediately begins to make his web in “Spinning Song.” Once the web is spun, it is time to wait for dinner to come along. Our spider dances “A Wicked Waltz,” laughing manically as he waits for the “Happy Bug (unsuspecting)” to get stuck in his web. As the bug flies and sings, he gets increasingly stuck in the web – listen as the timbral trills in