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William Roper: If I Ran the Circus

Read "If I Ran the Circus" reviewed by Rex Butters

by Rex Butters
July 17, 2005

William Roper makes an auspicious launch of his Tomato Sage Consortium Records with If I Ran the Circus, a collection of solos and small ensembles composed by Roper and featuring improvisations by veterans of the EAR Unit, the Terry sisters, Alex Cline, and of course Roper himself, among others. The compositions reflect the tuba player's unique sense of whimsy, drama, and spatial relations.

Playing out like a suite, “Three Guys on a Hilltop... features Roper, EAR Unit's Dorothy ...