This movement is written in a "huapango" style, another mariachi rhythm which is slower and more romantic. I leaned into the mariachi language with this piece, coming out with a song that is subdued but still with a burning flame of passion.
Soloists:
Matt Woroshyl - alto saxophone
John Nicholson - tenor saxophone
lyrics
Orange sky and fields of gold
Harvest high and love untold
Worries all far away today
The summer fades, the evenings long
But embers burn the quiet song
In my heart still aglow, nowhere to go
Fresh and swirling is the breeze
And we enjoy delicacies
Desires all satisfied inside
Spices bring heavenly scent
Aromas tracing time well spent
In the arms of my love, nothing above
Ay la la la la la la y
The radiant embrace of Autumn
Ay la la la la la la y
I'm right where I'm meant to be
Ay la la la la la la y
Nothing's going to come between us
Safe and warm in the embrace of fall
Our hearts swirling with the leaves
Ay la la la la la la y
The radiant embrace of Autumn
Ay la la la la la la y
I'm right where I'm meant to be
Ay la la la la la la y
Nothing's going to come between us
Safe and warm in the embrace of fall
And I'm never going to leave