Redline Tango By John Mackey

This great piece, originally written by the composer for orchestra, was John Mackey s first work for concert band. The piece opens with a driving and virtuosic motive that gradually builds in intensity. After the first climax, the second theme of the piece enters, the tango, mostly dominated by the clarinet section. The tango then moves into a restatement of the opening theme, albeit a redder version, in the composer s own words. The piece concludes with a final sampling of the tango theme and then