World Premiere of Bootlegger’s Break with the Frost Wind Ensemble
The University of Miami’s Frost Wind Ensemble performed the ‘Music of Mason Bates’ on Friday, March 11 under the baton of Robert Carnochan. Including a performance of Mothership, Sea Blue Circuitry and the World Premiere of Bootlegger’s Break. Bootlegger’s Break is a quicksilver opener driven by the soul of Lee Petty, a famous Prohibition-era getaway driver (his son Richard Petty channeled those skills into NASCAR).