Oct. 2019 - Feb. 2020 (for brass quintet)

The playoff game on Halloween of 2019 - fighting for the goal to break the tie that had all of us on edge throughout the whole 80 minute game, plus the 20 minute overtime. Recalling August 19th, the beginning of all of the running, the practices in the rain, the kicking of the ball on mud, and the coming together of the team began, we fought for victory, forgetting the fact that we would have already been trick-or-treating by the second 10-minute overtime that we were in. And as the final whistle was blown with the ball at the back of our net, my soccer season ended with literal blood, sweat, and tears. Players and teams like mine, who work hard but only have had four wins (if you count the two by forfeits), sometimes need the push to propel them forward. Countless emotions - pure joy, exhaustion, frustration and surprise - are involved with sports; this is a piece written to remind them of their love and passion for what they do.