body, mind, and heart (flugelhorn and fixed media with optional live narrator)

Description

Click here to view the perusal score for body, mind, and heart.

Watch Brianne Borden perform body, mind, and heart:

Discography:

Brianne Borden, body, mind, & heart, released May 21, 2025. Brianne’s recording is a finalist for the American Prize in Instrumental Performance and the American Prize in Performance of American Music. It also won two silver metals, for album and concept, from the Global Music Awards. Buy a CD or digital download at https://www.brianneborden.com/category/all-products

Kind words from performers:

“Surprisingly hard!” and “So many low notes!”
-professors with doctoral degrees speaking to Brianne at ITG, who evidently don’t keep their low F# in shape.

Program notes:

How do we, as musicians, center ourselves and our wellbeing amidst careers which too frequently leave us injured, isolated, and seeking a path forward? When I first seriously considered this question—after being diagnosed with TMJ my senior year of college—my guiding light was Brianne Borden, then a first-year DMA student and my trumpet teacher. Even as others would go on to tell me my future as a performer would have a finite shelf life, Brianne’s confidence in me never wavered. Many of the things I learned from her that year remain among my strongest influences across all my disciplines.

Collaborating with her on body, mind, and heart, a piece designed to bridge from Brianne’s performance practice to her teaching and research, has by extension been a singularly special project for me. This work charts the performer and audience alike through Brianne’s “body, brain, and heart” meditation, which she uses regularly in her teaching practices. (To avoid confusion, we have intentionally kept the piece name different from the meditation itself.) Both flugelhorn and narration are offered their distinct times to shine, dovetailing on occasion but largely standing as individual complements to each other throughout the piece. Ultimately, this allows the performer to equally participate in the meditation (if they so choose) while still delivering an extraordinary performance.

Notes to the performer:

For your comfort and convenience, five seconds of silence have been included at the beginning of the fixed media track to facilitate smooth performances. This five seconds is accounted for in all listed timecodes.

Included in this score is a full copy of Brianne’s narration. We encourage you to include it in full wherever you program body, mind, and heart so audience members who may not be able to hear, understand, and/or process the words can still engage with them in another format.

Throughout the piece, double bar lines appear with fermatas over them. This indicates that you’ve reached the end of that section and should wait until the next listed timecode to begin the next passage.

I would apologize for all the low F#s and C#s, but they sound so pretty.

Many of your entrances and cutoffs will dovetail with the narration. This is expected and correct.

[Notes are continued in the score]

Brianne’s full meditation text is provided in the score; however, I also recommend picking up her book, Mindful Trumpet Playing: A Guide to Managing Performance Anxiety at Mountain Peak Music (link). This book contains the meditation in its educational context alongside a bevy of resources and exercises Brianne has created and curated to help trumpeters have a better, less stressful relationship with our instrument!

For Brianne, always. Making you proud is among my biggest achievements.

Frequently asked: How should I write the name of this piece in programs/posts/etc.?
Answer: In all lowercase (“body, mind, and heart”). This song is intentionally not written with Capital Letter Energy; please honor that by writing it as I’ve written it for your programs and other media.
May I chop up your program notes?
Answer: Please don’t! My notes are in many cases my only opportunity to speak directly to your audience. If limited program space is a consideration, consider linking them to this page via a QR code and/or reading them aloud for your audience during your set.
May I include Brianne’s text in my program?
Answer: Yes! We encourage the inclusion of Brianne’s writing in your program (whether paper or projected behind you).
Will this piece be orchestrated for other instruments?
Answer: I am currently planning at least one orchestration of this piece. If you’d like to inquire about additional versions, please feel free to shoot me an email at eris@erisdejarnett.com!
Why is the piece called “body, mind, and heart” when Brianne’s meditation is called “body, brain, and heart”?
Answer: This is a choice I (Eris) intentionally made with Brianne’s approval. The goal was to keep the piece of music distinct from the meditation itself, so those discussing Brianne’s work either in conversation or scholarship can easily identify the correct utilization of the text.
Which fixed media track do I use?
Answer: If you are performing the piece as a flugelhorn soloist, with no other performer, use the track “BodyMindHeart_WithWords”. If you are performing with a live narrator, use the track “BodyMindHeart_NoWords”. (If you rename the tracks on your own device, you’re on your own!)
The narration cues are kind of vague. Is this intentional?
Answer: For now, yes. As I hear performances of the work, I may opt to re-engrave the work more like a traditional chamber piece would be, with one (more structured) staff for the narrator and one staff for the flugelhornist. If you perform body, mind, and heart with a live narrator, I’d love to hear your feedback on this!
Can I download materials forever? (or: I can’t download my materials anymore! Help!)
Answer: As long as my website is functional and the materials are stored there, yes. HOWEVER, I strongly encourage all performers to download all your performance materials immediately after purchase—technical difficulties can occur on both my end and yours, and I’d hate to leave you without your materials if a problem arises! NOTE: An updated 2026 edition of this piece, complete with a hyperlegible edition for folks who may benefit from it, has replaced the old file. If you purchased body, mind, and heart previously and can no longer access your materials, please drop me an email using the information on my Contact page. Include a copy of the invoice or receipt you got with your original purchase and be sure “replacement score” is in the subject line for a faster resolution!

Known performances:

Got one I’m missing? Drop me a line!

• 6/17/2026, George Mayo, Longy Divergent Studio, Cambridge, MA.
• 2/21/2026, Alex Wilson, Grand Valley State University, Grand Valley, MI. Watch Alex’s performance here.
• 2/14/2026, George Mayo, University of Delaware, Newark, DE.
• 9/7/2025, Anne McNamara, Illinois State University, Normal, IL. Watch Anne’s performance here.
• 5/22/2025, Brianne Borden, International Women’s Brass Conference, The Hartt School, Hartford, CT.
• 4/26/2025, Sara Lyons, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. Watch Sara’s performance here.
• 3/4/2025, Emma Yeakley, UW-Whitewater, WI.
• 2/29/2024, Brianne Borden, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
• 2/27/2024, Brianne Borden, Utah State University, Logan, UT.
• 2/26/2024, Brianne Borden, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
• 2/23/2024, Brianne Borden, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.
• 2/15/2024, Brianne Borden, SUNY Potsdam, Potsdam, NY (world premiere). Watch Brianne’s performance here.