I love dragonflies; I sit by the creek at our house, and I wait for them to perch on a favorable branch while I ready my camera. ey are interesting creatures. At one glance, they remind me of a butterfly, but in a slightly different light, they remind me of a sci-fi-looking armored attack aircra. Hopefully, I covered both points of view adequately in this piece.

I wanted to see how it felt to write something shorter, staying strictly within the “Level 3” guidelines provided on the handy chart from the “American Band College Music Grading Chart.” the timpani part is active on this piece.