Although Bruce Broughton is best known for his many film and television scores, over the past five decades he has composed scores for a diverse array of projects from film and TV to concert music and even theme parks. His work has been recognised with an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score for the film Silverado (1985) and a record ten Emmy Awards for his musical compositions in television. This album presents a small selection of his concert works including String Theory for string orchestra, his oboe concerto And on the Sixth Day performed by Olivier Stankiewicz, principal oboe of the London Symphony Orchestra, and his brilliant Horn Concerto, written for William VerMeulen, principal horn of the Houston Symphony, who is the soloist on this recording.

Olivier Stankiewicz has been principal oboe of the London Symphony Orchestra since 2015. Sought after as a soloist, chamber musician and teacher, he has performed widely in Europe, Japan and the US. He has performed concertos with conductors François-Xavier Roth, Paavo Järvi and Tugan Sokhiev, and takes a particular interest in premiering newly written pieces.

International horn virtuoso William VerMeulen has been at the forefront of his generation for four decades. Enjoying a diversified career, he is equally at home as a soloist, orchestral principal horn, chamber musician, pedagogue and music publisher. Principal horn of the Houston Symphony since 1990, he has also performed as a guest principal horn with the Chicago Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Cincinnati Symphony and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.