Mild Obsessions

So this past week or so I have become mildy obsessed with Short Ride in a Fast Machine by John Adams, a minimalist composer. I'm not the hugest fan of 20th century music, because it doesn't mathematically fascinate me like it does others and I have to be in the right mood. SRiaFM though is an amazing brass fanfare written in 1986. I would link it, but alas have not found a free interweb copy, go get it off iTunes if you so wish :) I first witnessed SCV do it in their 2001 show, and was intrigued by trying to find the downbeat (it's a bunch of 3/2 and 4/2 bars) while watching the show. I think this piece as an opener, Adagio for Strings as the "ballad" and New Era Dance by Aaron Jay Kernis (Center Grove 1999) would be an awesome show. Yep I'm a nerd :P