PROGRAM NOTE
Think about looking through a sheer fabric at a world at night. Like you can see it, but there are no real boundaries - no definition, no edges. It’s not scary, it’s not even weird. It’s intriguing - like the cliffhanger of a slow-burning TV show. You want to go through the veil, you want to learn more, like you’re on the doorstep of something new, something mysterious, and something amazing.
- program note by Erik Mason
Used with permission. Please credit Erik Mason when reproducing or excerpting this program note.
THRESHOLD
Delivery (PDF): Score ( 11 in. x 17 in. )
Parts ( 8.5 in. x 11 in. )
Difficulty: Grade V
Duration: ca 4:25
Year Composed: 2025
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Listen to the piece
Threshold was commissioned by the Buford High School Wind Ensemble for their featured guest performance at the 2026 Reinhardt University High School Honor Band Clinic and premiered on January 17, 2026, in the Falany Performing Arts Center in Waleska, GA, under the direction of Erik Mason.