Looking Forward With Hope - arr. Vaughan Fleischfresser (Concert Band Grade 0.5)From March 2020 until April 2021, all wind and brass ensembles fell silent throughout Scotland due to the Coronavirus pandemic. As news broke of a potential return to making music, I composed this piece for my beginner wind band. It was the first piece of music we played together after 410 days of silence, and for some, it was their first ever experience of playing in a wind band. This piece of music is a celebration of making music together, of being