his four-movement piece features a series of vignettes from a speculative-fictional Victorian era: Charlie and the Mechanical Man Marching Band, The Strange Case of Dr. Curie and Madam Hyde, Bertie Wells attends Mr. Verne's lecture on flying machines, and Barnum & Tesla's Tandem Bicycle. Instrumentation includes: Violin, Clarinet, Alto sax, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, Accordion*, Percussion (3 players: drum set, mallets, auxiliary). *includes optional keyboard to replace accordion