To commemorate the San Antonio Tricentennial, the San Antonio Chamber Music Society has commissioned beloved San Antonio composer James Balentine to write a special work for the American Brass Quintet. Balentine puts it this way: 'I was inspired by a poem by San Antonio's first Poet Laureate, Carmen Tafolla - the poem is "This River Here", and the title of the piece is "the river remembers", a partial quote from the introduction to the poem, which Carmen graciously allowed me to use as the title for this piece. The poem is a wonderful reflection on the history and flavor of San Antonio.'

This work is a gift from the San Antonio Chamber Music Society to our city on its 300th birthday, and will be given it's world premiere in San Antonio by the American Brass Quintet. The American Brass Quintet is internationally recognized as one of the premier chamber music ensembles of our time, celebrated for peerless leadership in the brass world.