Shadow Rounds was written at the request of Michael Tunnell for the University of Louisville Trumpet Ensemble who premiered the work at the 2000 International Trumpet Guild conference. The work, which is about four minutes long, was conceived and written as a single line, with each player beginning two beats after the previous player. There is no "score" in the normal sense, only a "part" whose repetitions combine to create the total aural impression. In other words, the piece is a round, but one that was written to highlight changing textures of higher and lower intensity and activity. The work begins and ends quietly, traveling a path of several waves on its journey. – Steve Rouse