Chris Buchanan
Christopher G. Buchanan (b. Fairfax, Va.) is an American trumpeter, composer and arranger.

Dr. Buchanan holds Bachelor of Music degrees (summa cum laude) in composition and trumpet from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he also received a Master of Music degree in trumpet. Additionally, he earned a Doctor of Musical Arts in trumpet and a Master of Music in musicology from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, where his research into the life and music of Giovanni Gabrieli garnered him the Irving Lowens Endowed Prize in Musicology. He has studied composition and orchestration with Stephen Taylor, Zack Browning and Joel Puckett.

Chief Musician Christopher Buchanan joined the U.S. Navy Band in 2014 as a trumpet instrumentalist after serving seven years with the U.S. Naval Academy Band in Annapolis, Maryland. He was appointed to the position of staff arranger in 2017 and chief arranger in 2022. His music has been performed by several U.S. service bands as well as numerous university wind ensembles.

He is a member of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, a sought-after freelance artist in the Washington, D.C. area, and previously served on the faculty of the University of Virginia.

Motu (2020/2022)
Motu was written for the Midwest Clinic at the request of Capt. Kenneth Collins, and we are honored to present the world premiere performance of this exciting addition to the wind band repertoire. The title comes from the Latin term meaning "of motion" and was inspired by Buchanan's interests in running and pop music. In his words:

The only time I can think is when I'm moving. To this end, I've also been influenced by the process and pulse-based music of Steve Reich and Terry Riley, as well as Zack Browning, one of my professors at the University of Illinois, who encouraged me to embrace my first love, popular music, in more classical forms of composition.

I also endeavored to explore .. the nature of motion, at least in my own experience. In some sections, the motion itself acts as the primary force driving the work forward. During others, overlapping, independent lines written in phase impart a sense of stillness to the work, the goal of which being to completely obscure the pulse. Given all the factors above stated, not only do I find myself most able to concentrate while I'm in motion, but it's frequently the time I feel most at peace.

Program Note from United States Navy Band concert program, 19 December 2022

For Captain Ken Collins and the U.S. Navy Band.

Program Note from score

Instrumentation
For Wind Ensemble

Performer
U.S. Navy Band
Conducted by Kenneth Collins

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