Composed in the summer of 2013, In Memoriam was begun to remember the lives of two musicians in the Casco Bay Wind Symphony, Anne Emerson, and Phil Whitney. As the piece took shape, these two members very present in my mind, however it became clear that the work wasn’t just in honor of these two lives, but on a broader scale to the band family as a whole. As each generation ages and departs, a new one rises up and is able to build on what previous generations have done. As the faces of Casco Bay Wind Symphony change over the years, we will always love and remember those who were with us, and this piece is for them.