for concert band
Strut is a musical interpretation of everything the word implies - to swell, bulge, thrust forth, stick out, contend, strive, quarrel, and bluster as well as "to stand erect at one's full height." According to Libby, one might say that precision is the full height at which a world class concert band stands. She took this to heart and built the music of Strut around the idea of a band's ability to play precisely within an unerring beat while rarely hearing it articulated. At 9 minutes, this is an attractive concert opener for programs containing longer selections or as a centerpiece for shorter-length programs. It is a terrific work suitable for college-level and professional concert bands. All that remains is for the ensemble to do what it does so well--strut its stuff