If it is helpful to have abstract images in mind andear as you hear the music, for movement #1, pleaseimagine the musicians as playful, capricious, virtuosichummingbirds darting around a garden, whizzingacross multifaceted, rapid changing chordprogressions in a bebop-like, fast tempo. Formovement #2, swans majestically floating in a lake, asthe morning sun gradually rises, are infused with BillEvans’ impressionist harmony and trademarkrhythmically independent, singing, melodic lines. Formovement #3, please envision active, jaunty, and alertcanaries crisscrossing the perfumes of Charley Parker’sYardbird Suite and Ornithology.AVIAN ESCAPADES is a re-orchestration of AVIANCAPRICCIO, which was commissioned by AxiomBrass in celebration of their 10th Anniversary andpremiered by the Axiom Brass on 16 September 2016.