I’ve written Fanfare For Capital during my undergraduate degree at Capital University as a composition student, but also as an active member of the trumpet studio. This piece draws melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic material from Capital University's Alma Mater, "O Capital," and has been written for and premiered at the 2023 Ohio Trumpet Guild Conference.

O Capital, to thee we pledge devotion;

In ev’ry heart we’ll build for thee a shrine,

Until from ocean side to endless ocean

Thy name alone in radiant splendor shine!

Until from ocean side to endless ocean

Thy name alone in radiant splendor shine!

To the tune of Finlandia – Jean Sibelius (arr. Swearingen) Words by George Dell ’23, Professor of English, 1925-1968