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Tom Varner, French horn · Russ Johnson, trumpet · Chris Stover, trombone · Jesse Canterbury, clarinet · Saul Cline (#1-4, 6) or Hans Teuber (#8, 10, 12, 14), soprano saxophon · Mark Taylor, alto saxophone · Eric Barber, tenor saxophone · Jim DeJoie, baritone saxophone · Phil Sparks, bass · Byron Vannoy, drums

Heaven and Hell [Suite] (Prelude · Overview · A Moment · The Daily Dance · Bells · The Trilling Clouds · Three Thoughts · Queen Tai · Fields · Birds and Thirds · Low Resolution · Waltz for the Proud Tired Worriers · Searchlight · Structure Down · Postlude: Nine Years Later)

An ex-New Yorker's post-9/11 meditation on the good and bad around us all, the gorgeous suite Heaven and Hell is a roaring-yet-tender new work for tentet by brilliant French hornist/composer Tom Varner — featuring master trumpeter Russ Johnson and a cast of Seattle's top players.