Fire Works was written in 1987-88 on commission from the Wisconsin College Band Directors Association. The colleges and universities and their directors who participated are: Carroll College, Larry Harper; Marquette University, Nick Contorno; Silver Lake College, Perry Suszek; and the Universities of Wisconsin at Eau Claire, Donald George; at Green Bay, Mark Fonder; at Madison, Michael Leckrone and James Smith; at Milwaukee, Thomas Dvorak; at Platteville, Daniel Fairchild; at Stevens Point, Dennis Glocke; at Superior, David Hagedorn; at Waukesha, Patricia Wellman; and at Whitewater, Glenn Hayes.
