Fractured Illuminations
For B-flat Soloist and Brass Band
Jen Oliverio
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Hello!
I’m Dr. Jen Oliverio, trumpet professor, Freelancer, and Avid Brass Bander.
Some of my best memories as a child were spent working with my dad in his workshop. As a kid it felt like he had unlimited access to tools and an unyielding enthusiasm for handcrafted items. I was lucky to learn how to work with stained glass and that experience is the influence for “Fractured Illuminations.”
Jen Oliverio
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Stylistically, this piece transitions between varying energies, like looking through contrasting colors and textures of glass panels. The opening is fierce and majestic, like taking in the full composition of a stained glass installation. Subsequent sections feature elements of counterpoint and fluid transitions between major and minor tonalities with a boisterous and whimsical finish.
I wrote this piece for myself and pianist Kristy Mezines, who make up the flugelhorn/cornet and piano duo Mother Chaos. The premiere for this piece took place at the 2025 Brass Institutes of America festival at Wichita State University.
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Someofmybestmemoriesasachildwerespentworkingwithmydadinhisworkshop.Asakiditfeltlike hehadunlimitedaccesstotoolsandanunyieldingenthusiasmforhandcrafteditems.Iwasluckytolearn howtoworkwithstainedglassandthatexperienceisthein uencefor“FracturedIlluminations.”
Stylistically,thispiecetransitionsbetweenvaryingenergies,likelookingthroughcontrastingcolorsand texturesofglasspanels.Theopeningis erceandmajestic,liketakinginthefullcompositionofastained glassinstallation.Subsequentsectionsfeatureelementsofcounterpointand uidtransitionsbetweenmajor andminortonalitieswithaboisterousandwhimsical nish.
IwrotethispieceformyselfandpianistKristyMezines,whomakeupthe ugelhorn/cornetandpianoduo MotherChaos.Thepremiereforthispiecetookplaceatthe2025BrassInstitutesofAmericafestivalat WichitaStateUniversity.
Instrumentation
BbSoloist(B♭)
SopranoCornet
SoloCornet(B Flat)
RepianoCornet(B Flat)
2nd Cornet(B Flat)
3rd Cornet(B Flat)
Flugelhorn
SoloHorn
1stHorn
2nd Horn
1stBaritone
2nd Baritone
1stTrombone(B Flat)
2ndTrombone(B Flat)
BassTrombone
1stEuphonium(Bb)
Euphonium(B♭) 2
Bass(Eb)
Bass(Bb)
Timpani
Marimba& Chimes
Vibraphone
Suspended Cymbal,Triangle& SnareDrum
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Duration: 6’36”
Firstprintingof thisedition, January2026
writtenforCornetandPianoDuo,MotherChaos
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