Symphonic Dance No.2 (The Maskers) is one of group of five works originally commissioned by the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra. In refashioning the dances for symphonic band, composer Clifton Williams achieves a new dimension of sound and colour while adding fresh excitement to contemporary band literature.
The Maskers is programmatic only in that the listener's imagination may conjure up visions of colourfully costumed dancers at a masked ball.
Duration: 3.30
