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Commissioned by the College of Fine Arts of the University of Texas at Austin

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Dedicated with deep respect to Lady Bird Johnson, in gratitude for her many contributions to Texas and the United States

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I. Wildflowers

Wild Rose and Butterfly

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III. The Hummingbird

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IV. Indian Paintbrush Summer Garden

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Drawings by Tim Decker – Belamcanda chinensis (Blackberry lily).

Cover design by Simon Brandon. www.jennibrandon.com

Wildflowers They grow in random, scattered splendor, A magical blending of the land’s bright hues, Stretching across the hills and valleys In never‐ending majesty.

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A glorious tapestry, God’s own needlepoint!

Forever brilliant, Forever wondrous, Forever wild!

Wild rose, white butterfly Silken petals, silken wings A flutter of white: Poignant, playful closeness.

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The Wildflower Trio, for oboe, bassoon, and piano, was commissioned in 2004 by the College of Fine Arts of the University of Texas at Austin to honor and celebrate the life and environmental work of Lady Bird Johnson.

The inspiration for the piece came from a poetry book written by one of Mrs. Johnson’s friends, Bette Woolsey Castro. Her book, The Wildflower, was inspired by the opening of Lady Bird’s Wildflower Research Center in Austin, Texas, and contains a collection of poems about wildflowers and nature.

We call these magic flowers wild‐ Wild because they scorn man’s power And live and thrive without his care, Wild because through drought and storm They ride the winds to bring the seasons That lift the heart.

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I. Wildflowers II. Wild Rose and Butterfly III. The Hummingbird IV. Indian Paintbrush V. Summer Garden

Unexpected moments Of the heart’s recall Distant memories of joy And happiness shared.

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The five movements are based on the imagery from several of these poems. The beautiful combination of the oboe, bassoon, and piano lend themselves to creating distinct colors and sounds that represent the wildflowers, hummingbirds, and summer afternoons in quiet gardens.

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I had the honor and privilege of composing this piece for two fine musicians to premiere.

Rebecca Henderson‐oboe, and Kristin Wolfe Jensen‐bassoon, have performed this piece around the world with a variety of pianists, including at the International Double Reed Society Conference in Melbourne, Australia in June 2004 as well as for Mrs. Johnson at her Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas.

Miraculous matter Within your gossamer wings; Is the mystery of your message The sweet foreverness of love?

The trumpet creeper and the hummingbird I watched from my window As the hummingbird came, Swift as lightning, His wings a song in motion.

Dipping into the brilliant blossom, His slender beak Took the nectar once again As man takes the beauty of the flower To renew the joy of living.

Jenni Brandon (b. 1977) is an award‐winning composer. Many ensembles perform her commissioned music both nationally and internationally. She enjoys engaging with performers and audiences, often giving talks about the business of music and the art of collaboration. As a conductor, she has led both church and community choirs and she makes guest appearances to conduct her works.

Indian Paintbrush Ragged plant whose vermillion bracts Transform the desert drab, You gather reflections of the sun, Turning them to red‐orange pigments, Tinged with nature’s gold.

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Midsummer in the garden Shafts of sunlight filtering through, Paling the leaves of green, Brighten the morn’s crisp awakening.

Bird song in dulcet tones Colors the air with a message of hope.

Recordings of her works appear on the Delos, Albany, Centaur, MSR Classics, and Longhorn labels. Her CD, Songs of California: Music for Winds and Piano, was nominated for the 10th Independent Music Awards. Jenni is the recipient of numerous other awards including the Sorel Medallion, the American Prize for Choral Composition, the Women Composers Festival of Hartford International Composition Competition, and the Bassoon Chamber Music Composition Competition. She is published by Boosey & Hawkes, Imagine, Graphite, TrevCo, Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Jenni Brandon Music, and Pavane Publishing. Visit jennibrandon.com.

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Dipping your leaves into their magic, You paint the secrets of our landscape With glowing, scarlet fervor, Dazzling the beholder, Enriching his senses With the lasting gift of beauty.

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The garden languishes in midsummer stillness.

Gone are the periwinkle, violet, and daffodil.

The day lily has turned to green‐leaf slumber And the wild geranium now commands the eye.

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But oh, the rose!

How splendidly it rallies To bloom again in soft, glorious abandon, Giving its notice to all That summer still demands to live!

Text used with permission from 'The Wildflower' by Bette Woolsey Castro.

Fulcrum Publishing, Inc., Golden, Colorado. All rights reserved.

Drawings by Tim Decker – Belamcanda chinensis (Blackberry lily) Cover design by Simon Brandon

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  



     

  

3

 



  







 

7

  

f

  f  

           

mf









  

    

        

mf

 

   

                 

boldly               

          



       

                    

p



mf

       

                

  

f



                    

p mf                         3 mf p                                        

       

Pno.



cresc.

58

Ob.

      



Pe

Pno.



 

                   

                  



or e

Ob.





Sc

47

ru sa l

4

            

 

  

 

 

Ob.

Bsn.



 

  

cresc.





    

                    

  Pno.





 

f



mf

Pe   

Bsn.

    

  Pno.



 

      

     

                  



C

 

                        



    

p cresc.

           







            f                                                

  

 



   

p cresc.

mf



bold, with an 'attitude'

                         sub p cresc. mf  p                       

74

Ob.

 





    



              

          f       

ru sa l

             p cresc.

Pno.



C

p cresc.

Bsn.

    cresc.   



                 

f

            

      





fp

mf

68

Ob.

   

Sc

63

or e

   

5

  

                    



  





      

 

   









              

Ob.

78           



  

f Bsn.

     

    

Pno.



 

5

     

       

p cresc.



           



 

                             

Sc

83

Ob.

         

 

              cresc. p                               p cresc.                               



                    

         

or e

6

f

             

      

                     f                    f

freely, without meter                 

 

Bsn.

          f

 Pno.



p

          

 

a tempo

              

cresc.6

 

D

89

Ob.

5

p

  

Pe

Pno.



   

ru sa l

Bsn.

                     

6

fff



  D

pp

          

pp

            pp             

a tempo

7

   

     

    

        

Bsn.

p

p

       p

        

Pno.



Pno.

cresc.

           mf

                        

cresc.





 p











f

           f

         

                                    mp p cresc. mf           

 

mf

mp

        mf        

104                    





           

E

Pe

Bsn.

mf

            f

cresc.

          

  cresc.

  

    

cresc.

                      

Pno.

Ob.



 

ru sa l

Bsn.

mf

cresc.

99

Ob.

 

or e

Ob.

   

Sc

94

E

           mp          













                               p

                                      

p





                          

  



        



Pno.



         



                      

   

 

114

Ob.

mf

Bsn.

     

   



   

             p cresc.                 

            

Bsn.

Pno.

                         

          









                                                







f

cresc.





119

Ob.

    





                        

                  

Pe

Pno.



 

 







or e

Bsn.



Sc

Ob.

109          

 

  

ru sa l

8

cresc.

                         

          

      

F

   cresc.     

    

f

6



   

 

f

   

                       

                    

             

ff

cresc.

   

         

f

                        

      cresc.        

ff

f

                  f   ff                     F

Ob.

Bsn.



 







       

        126

Bsn.

      







   



ff

    

   



   









 









   



f

 

f

f

   

           







rit.             cresc. p p

             p

p







sub. p



  







  



   

  

 

  



   

  

   



cresc.

                

   

 

  

     f

   

 

 

f

cresc.

rit.                         p

Pe

Pno.



 



ru sa l

Ob.

ff

ff

      

Pno.



 

or e

123

Sc

   

9

   

    f

 

    

II. Wild Rose and Butterfly

10

   sweetly, without hurry                               Ob.     q=66

      

  

  

roll chords slowly, like a harp gliss.



  



Pe 7         

Pno.



   



f

3

dim.



  



  



 Like bells    

p

  



 



 

 





   



   



 

 

  





  





  

  

  



p cresc.

f





3              

rit.                         



3



    

7

   

10

Bsn.

  

Sc

3

dim.

rit.



     

Pno.

p cresc.

ru sa l



      

Ob.

  

f

7

                               6

Ob.

3

or e

pp

  

p cresc.



Pno.



   

  



q=66









               

mp

               

   21

Ob.



Bsn.

 

 

 

       

 

3

3

    

3

f

          

  f

 

 

        

B

3

 

       

cresc.

             7

Pno.

f

         

7

  



             25

mp

         

7

ru sa l 

3

        

Pe

    

3

    

   



            

    





 

   

                 

 

p

n

 



          

Ob.



cresc.

cresc.

Pno.

 

p



 

 7

Bsn.

3

dim.

f

or e

Pno.

 

f

   

 

3

cresc.



A  a tempo        

7

7

mp

Sc

mp cresc. 3

            



 

Bsn.

a tempo



Ob.

A



      16

11

3

          

  p

     



B



















Ob.

Bsn.

Pno.



 

 

 



 



   

    



3















Pe

    

    

          42

Ob.

C q.=110

mp

Bsn.

      p





   

 



Pno.

  

p

  q=88    

  



  



 













      







 



     pp

 



       

   

     

   

    

rall.



    rall.     

    

 

q.=88

           

 

q.=88

3

ru sa l

Bsn.



      

p

    





36

Ob.

 

or e

   

  

30

Sc

12



     

3



3









     





     

 



     

f

     C q.=110                                  

Pno.

p

                                steady, not stacatto

   

   

    

48

Pno.

Ob.



54         

 



    

 



    



mp

    





 

    







 f



       

 



p

cresc.

  

    

  

p



cresc.

      

f

      



        cresc.

f

     

                                         

e=e              

                  e=e       

Pno.

    

ru sa l

   

     

Pe

Bsn.

f



                                       

60

Ob.







                                     

   Pno.





mp

Bsn.



or e

Bsn.

  

 

Sc

Ob.

  

13

     

       



 

D q.=110

    

f

      p







p

q.=110        D      

 





p



    



    



    

66

Bsn.



   

Bsn.

 

    

 



   

72         



   



Bsn.

Pno.



2





  



    



 

  

mf

   

 



 

  

  

q=92

     

 

f

      

 

  

cresc.

   

 



     

  

mf





cresc.

 



p

cresc.

   



cresc.

p

 

 

    

 

   

  

5 cresc.

3

 

ff

    

3

ff

   ff

          3

 

    

cresc.

3

5



cresc.

 

 

        



    

f

2

    

p

f

              q=92        



  



           

     

              

 





   

   



   



  

                 

77

Ob.



   

Pe

Pno.



  

Pno.

Ob.



  

mf

   

ru sa l

Ob.



   

or e

           

Sc

14

 

15

                                           E

freely, uninhibited

81

mf

7

 3   

   3     

85

Ob.

p

     90

Ob.

Bsn.







p

f

  

7

  

mf



 

 

Pe

     

 



94

Bsn.

mf

 





 





f

     3

 

3



 







                       



Pno.

   

 

 

 

  

    

 

 

 

7

3

  

   

 3

      

    



3

       



       



3

   



             



 



pp cresc.

7

3

     

 

   

ru sa l

  

3

7

mf

start slow, then accel.

                      3

3

p

F Tempo I

F Tempo I

Ob.

p

mf

f

Pno.

3

or e

3

p

Sc

Ob.

 

   

 

    



     

cresc.

Pno.

          

Bsn.

poco a poco accel.

 3         3

q=50

     

          poco a poco accel.

3

3

          

G

q=50 

Ob.





 

105       

   3

Bsn.



 

            3

3

3

p

 

 

ff



ff

ff

6













6



6



6

7

          







     

   

  3          

 

 

a tempo

   

  

a tempo

 

3

         3     

cresc.

3

3

3

3

          7

   

cresc.



    

     Pno.

3

3

poco a poco accel.

Pe

Pno.

 

ru sa l

Ob.

7

f

  G

101

                  sub. p 7                             

    

  

 

sub. p

7

f

cresc.7

       

p

  

 



cresc.

   

 



3













  

pp

  

   



Bsn.

sub. p

             

 

    

7

f

      

or e

7

cresc.

Sc

Ob.

                





97



      



16

ppp

   

III. The Hummingbird

17

slowly, gradually getting faster                          start          Ob.         5 6 7 mp f pp cresc. ff 5 6 7                      Bsn.                           mp

q=132

f



   

 

mf

Bsn.









  

            f

     





 

     





       





 





  



       dim.

                      dim.

        

A

                          p mf p mf p p                            

Pe

11

   





sub. mf

7

Ob.

  

Sc





ru sa l

Bsn.

ff

                                         3

Ob.

f

or e

pp cresc.

Ob.

Bsn.

Ob.

Bsn.



     



p

14                

mf

p

mf

p

mf

p

                          

p

mf

p

mf

p

mf

p

                                        p mf p mf p mf p

18

Ob.

17                                             

f

Bsn.

p

f

p

accel.                          

                   

                 

B



 

      pp

cresc.

  





    31

Ob.

Bsn.





 











        

 

           



   mf

                      

Pe

Bsn.

f

f

cresc.

27

Ob.

f

   



poco a poco cresc.

ru sa l

pp

Bsn.

poco a poco cresc.

         

accel. 

  

A tempo                                                 24

Ob.

p

or e



f

Sc

Bsn.

 

p

                      

                 

20

Ob.

f







 



 



  

   



 



 



    

mf

          f

          

               f

dim.



                             dim.

19

   33

Bsn.

Ob.

                    cresc.

pp

cresc.

f

                        

   

34                         

p

Bsn.

pp

 

Pe

ru sa l

Sc

cresc.

f

5

        ff

cresc.

                              p

5

or e

Ob.

5

5

        ff

IV. Indian Paintbrush

20

q=54

mysteriously, without hurry





sub p







accel.



accel.









 Pno.





mp



 mp

f



  









              cresc.              

   









f

    



Waltz

Pe

Bsn.



Slowly at first, then getting faster, more dance-like

    3

  

h.=50

16

Ob.

pp

                 pp                A



ru sa l





 

f





Sc

n

Pno.

mf



A

8

Bsn.







n

   



3

or e



Bsn.

h.=50





   

  

mf

   



 

 



   





 

   

   

         

 



 

 

            

 

  

 

  



  

21

Ob.

Bsn.









 



   

     





mp

p

B



  







  

 

f



    mf

    cresc.

       39

Ob.

Bsn.







Pno.







 

cresc.

    

 



















          f

    

rall.



    



        

  



                           

       

         

   

         rall.          

    

 



Pe

Pno.



  



A tempo





p

 

cresc.

rall.

ru sa l

Bsn.

      

A tempo

32





          

Pno.

Ob.



               

flowing, dance-like

or e

24

Sc

 

B

 

    

  



  



 







        





     

f







   



     

rall.



C

22

45   

q=120





   q=120    

Pno.

C

  

Bsn.



Pno.







 

 

p

sub. p

      sub. p

Pe

          

  57

Ob.

Bsn.





 

Pno.









  

  

 

 

      



      

D q=132

      

 

f

f

cresc.

            



f

cresc.



            

  



  



  



n

D q=132  



n



3



sub. p

    



  

3 dry, not staccatto

    



    



floating









         





                      3 3  3

 

                

cresc.



     

    



  

ru sa l

Ob.

 



    

     

     

50



or e

Bsn.



Sc

Ob.



mp

floating



mp

3

 

 

 

 

3





  

      3



 

  



 

64

Bsn.

          

Pno.

Bsn.

    

 



      



 



      



           



 

 



        

 



        

  



        

 



mf



ru sa l

mf

                          3 3

    

 

      

        

      

         

Pno.

  



Pe

Bsn.



  

79

Ob.

  

                  3 3

                     

Pno.

       

      72

Ob.



Sc

Ob.

   

or e

  

23

          

 

f



   



  

 



     3

     3

        3

 mp

f

mp

  

 



mp



mp

poco a poco accel.



 

cresc.



  

mf



poco a poco accel.



cresc.

 

    

poco a poco accel.

3

sub. p



                   3

3

    



     



86

Ob.

Bsn.

   

  Pno.



 



mf

 

 



mf

     3

cresc.

3

Dancing

          f

Dancing

  

     

f

Pe

  

         97

Ob.

Bsn.

Pno.



  



 











         

           

E h.=50

Pno.



 





    



 

 

 



   

  

 









3



   

 



       



          



   

             





   

       

    

                                                           

     



      

Sc

Dancing

ru sa l

Bsn.



91                    

f

   

         

E h.=50

Ob.



cresc.

        

      

  

cresc.

3

3

  

 

or e

24



Ob.

f

Bsn.



 

f

 

110      

     



  

      



                

 



 



     116

Ob.

Bsn.



    

Pno.





     

  

f

      

   



    





 f





   

p

            p     F                 

                 

            

                                    F



Pe

Pno.



ru sa l

Bsn.

 

f      

Pno.

Ob.

  

          

or e

103

Sc

      

25

sub. p







 

 

  

      

 

  



  

cresc.

cresc.

        

   

   

   

    

   



 









26

121

Ob.









 

 



f

Bsn.

 f

   



f

   

      

 

                    

   

           

Pe

ru sa l

Sc

Pno.







   

or e

  

 

   

V. Summer Garden      Ob.     

   

   

  

unhurried; relaxed and spacious

    Pno.

   

         



   

 

  



    





 

Pno.

    A          







steady

    pp

steady





like a lullaby 13           

p 3 dolce

Bsn.







steady

A

Ob.





   

 







Pe

Pno.



   



 

3

 

 

       

  

















 

 











 







 



   

   

  

 

 

 

 

 

       

       

 

     

freely                         3

3

    





ru sa l

Bsn.

pp

  



7

Ob.

 





  

Sc

q=48

pp



or e

q=48

27

 

     



3

   

     





  mf

   

mf

 



 

 

mf

 

   

5

   

   

5

f

a tempo             

B

   

17

Ob.

3

Bsn.

Pno.



  



 



     

a tempo 3

   a tempo 

3

mf

B

mf

 

 

  

             

   

Bsn.



                    

Pe

Pno.

     23

Ob.

Bsn.

         sub. p

    Pno.

sub. p

   



3

 

5



6

  f



     



 





6

 





 

 

   



 

        f

 

 

      

f

 

 

 

 

      

cresc.

f





3

f

    



     

       



Sc

    



           

ru sa l

Ob.

3

  

 

21

   



 



    



   

mf

mp

  

6

or e

28

6





    

  

  25

Bsn.



 q=56















C faster, with  motion 

           3 3 3    3                           



   Pno.







or e

Ob.

29

C q=56  faster, with motion

             27

Bsn.



  

f 3

3

 

  

 

    

                

Pe

Pno.

31

Ob.

Bsn.



 

D

Majestically

  

q=48

Pno.

 





      





D Majestically

 q=48   



ru sa l

Ob.



Sc

w/pedal



f 3

 

  3

3

f 3



 





 

3



 

 

 

 

   









   

  



  

 

  



  

6



 



  6



 



rit.

          

 

 



          

rit.

3

f

 





rit.

               

 

 

 







     

 



   

 



5

Bsn.

Pno.

          3 5      

   

a tempo

36

Bsn.

unhurried

a tempo 

        

p





  



















Pe

Pno.

 





3

  

 



rubato

3

3

6

 

6



 

   



 



 













   

ru sa l

Ob.





     

    



3

     







or e

Ob.

34          3      

          3

Sc

30



p

    



p



      

3

       

ru sa l

Pe Sc

or e